Title :
Representation of continuous circular aperture as a set of discrete rings for a prescribed radiation pattern
Author :
Hussain, M.A. ; Lin, Wen-Tai ; McKee, Martin
Author_Institution :
Gen. Elect. Res. & Dev. Center, Schenectady, NY, USA
fDate :
9/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A method for discretization of a circular aperture with a set of rings which are further discretized as a set of elements on a ring is outlined. These elements have the same current magnitudes. For practical reasons the authors have only concentrated on the near side lobes.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; antenna arrays; continuous circular aperture; discrete rings; near side lobes; radiation pattern; Apertures; Error correction; Finite element methods; Integral equations; Iterative algorithms; Jacobian matrices; Lighting; Radar clutter; Research and development;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
