• DocumentCode
    2328252
  • Title

    Constrained sum and difference pattern synthesis for a circular array

  • Author

    Aumann, Herbert M. ; Lasater, Matthew S.

  • Author_Institution
    MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    9-15 June 2007
  • Firstpage
    5949
  • Lastpage
    5952
  • Abstract
    A method is presented for synthesizing the constrained sum and difference pattern of a circular array used by a secondary surveillance radar. The technique, based on the sample matrix inversion (SMI) approach, is shown to be considerably more efficient than solving the problem by nonlinear, iterative optimization. It is applied to measured data from a 108-element circular L-band array.
  • Keywords
    matrix inversion; microwave antenna arrays; radar antennas; search radar; circular L-band array; circular array; constrained sum pattern synthesis; difference pattern synthesis; sample matrix inversion approach; secondary surveillance radar; Azimuth; Closed-form solution; Contracts; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Iterative methods; L-band; Laboratories; Phased arrays; Radar; Surveillance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Honolulu, HI
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0877-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0878-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2007.4396907
  • Filename
    4396907