Advanced Shared Aperture Program (ASAP) array design

Author

Hemmi, Chris ; Dover, R. Thodnas ; Vespa, Anthony ; Fenton, Mun Won

Author_Institution

Texas Instrum. Inc., Plano, TX, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

15-18 Oct 1996

Firstpage

278

Lastpage

282

Abstract

Progress in the design of wideband radiating elements and wideband monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMIC) have made possible the demonstration of high performance arrays operating over C, X, and Ku-band. The Advanced Shared Aperture Program (ASAP) has explored the development of wideband multifunction arrays capable of simultaneous and time interleaved radar, electronic warfare and communications functions. Two iterations of radiating element and T/R module design have been completed. The overall array concepts, and the current status of the design technology and performance are summarized in this paper

Keywords

MMIC; aircraft communication; antenna accessories; antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; electronic warfare; microwave antenna arrays; military aircraft; military equipment; millimetre wave antenna arrays; mobile antennas; mobile communication; radar antennas; ASAP; Advanced Shared Aperture Program; C-band; Ku-band; MMIC; T/R module design; X-band; array design; communications functions; design; electronic warfare; high performance arrays; performance; radar; radiating element; wideband monolithic microwave integrated circuits; wideband multifunction arrays; wideband radiating elements; Aircraft; Apertures; Electronic countermeasures; Instruments; MMICs; Microwave frequencies; Nose; Radar antennas; Radar cross section; Wideband;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Phased Array Systems and Technology, 1996., IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3232-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAST.1996.566099

Filename

566099