• DocumentCode
    3006129
  • Title

    Practical accuracy limitations in airborne microwave interferometric direction finding

  • Author

    Germishuizen, S. ; Baker, D.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Pretoria Univ., South Africa
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    24-27 Sep 1996
  • Firstpage
    266
  • Abstract
    This paper summarizes an investigation of the practical bearing accuracy of airborne interferometric direction finding systems. The results of simulations and measurements of practical systems are compared. The performance of three sample systems of varying complexity are predicted. The paper concludes with a prediction of the maximum practical bearing accuracy achievable within the constraints of an airborne interferometer
  • Keywords
    airborne radar; microwave antenna arrays; microwave measurement; radio direction-finding; radiowave interferometry; airborne microwave interferometric direction finding; antenna array; direction finding systems; measurements; practical accuracy limitations; practical bearing accuracy; radar system; simulations; system complexity; Antenna measurements; Calibration; Difference equations; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic scattering; Frequency; Phase measurement; Phased arrays; Signal processing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    AFRICON, 1996., IEEE AFRICON 4th
  • Conference_Location
    Stellenbosch
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3019-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AFRCON.1996.563120
  • Filename
    563120