Title :
Low Profile, Frequency Scanned Weather Radar Waveguide Feed Manifold
Author :
Paulsen, Lee M. ; Herting, Brian J. ; West, James B.
Author_Institution :
Rockwell Collins Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA
Abstract :
In this paper, a novel approach to achieving a low profile, low loss feed manifold for center-fed frequency scanned radar systems has been presented. Inclusion of a reactive buffering region, allowing independent control of the slot in each waveguide, has been shown to increase degrees of freedom in design efforts and decrease mechanical tolerance requirements, thus permitting the use of standard low cost machining practices
Keywords :
antenna arrays; antenna feeds; radar; waveguides; center-fed frequency scanned radar systems; frequency scanned waveguide feed manifold; low loss feed manifold; low profile waveguide feed manifold; mechanical tolerance requirements; reactive buffering region; weather radar waveguide feed manifold; Apertures; Costs; Couplers; Data acquisition; Feeds; Frequency; Machining; Meteorological radar; Resonance; Robustness;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0123-2
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2006.1711351
