Title :
A fast approach for antenna phase center evaluation
Author :
Perna, S. ; Esposito, C. ; Pauciullo, A. ; Romano, P. ; Gifuni, A.
Author_Institution :
DI, Univ. degli Studi di Napoli Parthenop, Naples, Italy
Abstract :
Accurate evaluation of the Antenna Phase Center (APC) position is a key issue in radar applications. In this work we propose an approach for the APC position measurement in anechoic chamber. The presented method allows overcoming some limitations of the classical algorithm known as Two Point Approach, and it has been tested on two X-band antennas: a standard horn antenna and the three-horn array antenna mounted onboard the TELAER airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar system.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; horn antennas; radar antennas; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; APC position measurement; TELAER airborne SAR system; Two Point Approach; X-band antennas; anechoic chamber; antenna phase center evaluation; classical algorithm limitations; standard horn antenna; synthetic aperture radar; three-horn array antenna; Anechoic chambers; Antenna arrays; Aperture antennas; Horn antennas; Radar antennas; Synthetic aperture radar; Antenna Phase Center; SAR antennas; airborne SAR antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2014 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, QC
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6946619
