Title :
Smart antenna technology for airborne communication
Author :
Schippers, H. ; Cornelius, R. ; Vos, G. ; Hulzinga, Adriaan
Author_Institution :
Nat. Aerosp. Lab. (NLR), Amsterdam, Netherlands
Abstract :
Smart antenna technology can be applied for compensation of phase errors in digital airborne data communication when directional antenna arrays are installed on vibrating wing structures. The key elements of the smart technology are a real-time measurement system for the phase errors related to position errors of the antenna elements and a real-time adaptive phase-shifting system for the compensation of the phase errors.
Keywords :
adaptive antenna arrays; aircraft antennas; data communication; directive antennas; measurement systems; adaptive phase-shifting system; antenna elements; digital airborne data communication; directional antenna arrays; phase error compensation; position errors; real-time measurement system; smart antenna technology; vibrating wing structures; Adaptive arrays; Antenna measurements; Phase measurement; Real-time systems; aircraft antennas; antenna arrays; array signal processing; data communication; digital communication; phase measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2013 7th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Gothenburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2187-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-88-907018-1-8
