DocumentCode :
1024331
Title :
Optimum difference mode excitations for monopulse arrays
Author :
Balakrishnan, N. ; Ramakrishna, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Aeronautical Eng., Indian Inst. of Sci., Bangalore, India
Volume :
30
Issue :
3
fYear :
1982
fDate :
5/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
325
Lastpage :
330
Abstract :
A technique has been developed to obtain optimum difference mode excitations for monopulse arrays. In addition, a direct interpolation scheme has been devised for situations where near-optimum results would suffice. A parameter designated as 
is identified with every optimum difference pattern. The choice of this parameter determines the sidelobe level of the optimum pattern. The problem of obtaining the optimum excitations has been shown to be reducible to one of finding out the best approximation that minimizes the maximum deviation (minimax) from the real line ( 
axis), over a range determined by . This latter problem has been solved using a modified Remez exchange algorithm. An extensive set of design curves has also been presented.
is identified with every optimum difference pattern. The choice of this parameter determines the sidelobe level of the optimum pattern. The problem of obtaining the optimum excitations has been shown to be reducible to one of finding out the best approximation that minimizes the maximum deviation (minimax) from the real line ( axis), over a range determined by . This latter problem has been solved using a modified Remez exchange algorithm. An extensive set of design curves has also been presented.Keywords :
Antenna arrays; Monopulse antennas; Aerospace engineering; Chebyshev approximation; Displays; Goniometers; Interpolation; Minimax techniques; Optimization methods; Polynomials; Pulse measurements; Symmetric matrices;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-926X
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1982.1142792
Filename :
1142792
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