Title :
Faceted vs. smoothly curved antenna front-end for a conformal array radar demonstrator
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Antennas & Scattering, Res. Inst. for High Frequency Phys. & Radar, Wachtberg
Abstract :
The present paper describes the development of a sub-array element and a conformal array antenna front-end suited for radar applications. The aperture was built in a piecewise planar (faceted) and a novel smoothly curved way. Experimental results for both cases are shown and compared. Investigations on the radiation performance and mutual coupling are conducted for the case of a single curved antenna array of elliptical shape
Keywords :
conformal antennas; microstrip antenna arrays; radar antennas; conformal array radar demonstrator; elliptical shape; faceted; patch antenna elements; piecewise planar; smoothly curved antenna front-end; sub-array element; Antenna arrays; Apertures; Feeds; Frequency; Linear antenna arrays; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Mutual coupling; Radar antennas; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2005. EURAD 2005. European
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-3-6
DOI :
10.1109/EURAD.2005.1605598
