Title :
Aerotransported radar for oil spills monitoring
Author :
Alves S, A.M.P. ; Duplat, D.N. ; de Oliveira, L.P. ; Hernández-Figueroa, H.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microwaves & Opt., State Univ. of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas
Abstract :
This work presents the design of an antenna array in X-band for monitoring oil spills on ocean surfaces. The array shows a squared cosecant profile over its E-plane and comprises 32 resonant slotted metallic waveguides fed by a single waveguide through feeding slots and metallic coupling ridges. Capacitive and inductive metallic irises are used for phase controlling.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; condition monitoring; microwave antennas; oils; radar antennas; slot antennas; waveguides; aerotransported radar; antenna array; metallic coupling ridges; oil spills monitoring; resonant slotted metallic waveguides; squared cosecant profile; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Computerized monitoring; Microwave antenna arrays; Oceans; Optical arrays; Petroleum; Radar antennas; Radar cross section; Sea surface;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2009. EuCAP 2009. 3rd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Berlin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4753-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-3-00-024573-2
