Title :
An antenna beam modeling algorithm
Author_Institution :
TRW Defense and Space Systems Group, Redondo Beach, CA, USA
fDate :
7/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A parametric model is presented in this paper which characterizes the beam response behavior of a given antenna for circular, linear vertical, and linear horizontal polarizations. The model parameters are defined by a nonlinear Kalman filtering algorithm which effectively estimates these parameters from measured antenna pattern data. Results of the modeling process are shown and compared against the actual (measured) beam pattern data.
Keywords :
Antenna measurements; Antennas; Kalman filtering, nonlinear systems; Parabolic reflector antennas; Parameter estimation, nonlinear systems; Reflector antennas, parabolic; Antenna measurements; Calibration; Fourier series; Gain measurement; Kalman filters; Parameter estimation; Parametric statistics; Polarization; Reflector antennas; Shape measurement;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1977.1141636
