The development of a compact point-defense phased array antenna

Author

Chang, D.-C. ; Hung, C.-I. ; Yao, J.-H.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron., Chung Shan Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Lung-Tan, Taiwan

fYear

1993

fDate

June 28 1993-July 2 1993

Firstpage

230

Abstract

The design and construction of an S-band space-fed phased array antenna are presented. The antenna is a major unit of the MARS (Meliorated Advanced Radar System), an S-band, space-fed phased array, multifunction, mobile radar system designed for pointing defense. A prototype scaled-down MARS space-fed array antenna was designed an built with 254 radiation elements. The crucial objective of this program was to demonstrate the feasibility of producing a low-cost, high-performance, easy-to-maintain, electronically phased array antenna. The critical components have been well developed and tested.<>

Keywords

antenna feeds; antenna phased arrays; military equipment; mobile antennas; radar antennas; waveguide antenna arrays; MARS; Meliorated Advanced Radar System; S-band space-fed phased array antenna; construction; design; development; electronically phased array antenna; feasibility; mobile radar system; point-defense phased array antenna; prototype; Antenna arrays; Antenna feeds; Apertures; Horn antennas; Mars; Microstrip antenna arrays; Phase shifters; Phased arrays; Power dividers; Radar antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1993. AP-S. Digest

Conference_Location

Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1246-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1993.385361

Filename

385361