DocumentCode
1014786
Title
Experimental evaluation of an array technique for zenith to horizon coverage
Author
Mavroides, Willilam G. ; Mailloux, Robert J.
Author_Institution
Hanscom Air Force Base, MA, USA
Volume
26
Issue
3
fYear
1978
fDate
5/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
403
Lastpage
406
Abstract
An experimental study of a new array concept with application to providing low cost efficient antennas with hemispherical coverage for aircraft to satellite communication links is described. The combined array-surface wave antenna consists of 64 waveguide elements scanned conventionally except at endfire. At endfire the array is shorted to become a corrugated surface-wave antenna and excited by an eight-element feed to provide a directional beam near the horizon. The array is rotated to give hemispherical coverage.
Keywords
Aircraft antennas; Corrugated antennas; Electromagnetic surface-wave antennas; Endfire arrays; Phased arrays; Waveguide arrays; Aircraft; Antenna arrays; Corrugated surfaces; Costs; Feeds; Lighting; Phased arrays; Satellite antennas; Satellite communication; Surface waves;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-926X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAP.1978.1141858
Filename
1141858
Link To Document