Title :
Phased array antenna for avalanche FMCW radar
Author :
Tanha, Mandana Ardeshir ; Brennan, Paul V. ; Ash, Matthew
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
In this work, design and analysis of a single element of a 16-element phased array antenna is presented. By means of sub-arraying and overlapping techniques, the required ±14.5° azimuth and ±22.5° elevation angles were achieved while 200 MHz bandwidth and 13.7 dBi gain were obtained.
Keywords :
CW radar; FM radar; antenna phased arrays; radar antennas; 16-element phased array antenna; avalanche FMCW radar; azimuth angle; bandwidth 200 MHz; elevation angle; overlapping technique; sub-arraying technique; Arrays; Bandwidth; Feeds; Gratings; Phased arrays; Radar; Radar antennas; Sub-arraying; avalanche radar; grating lobes; phased array microstrip antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2013 Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2013.6711850
