Title :
A software tool for active antenna radar performance analysis
Author :
Le Roy, I. ; Lifermann, A. ; Richard, J. ; Baudrand, H.
Author_Institution :
CNES, Toulouse, France
Abstract :
The paper describes software for active antenna radar simulation. Cost and feasibility considerations impose dispersion tolerance between the numerous transmit and receive channels of an active antenna, so evaluation of global performance of the instrument becomes delicate. This tool allows an accurate calculation of transmitted and received signals through the antenna taking into account phase and amplitude distortions and dispersions withstood along the RF network distribution. Radiation pattern and impulse response express active antenna performance. First results are presented
Keywords :
active antennas; antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; digital simulation; electrical engineering computing; radar antennas; transient response; RF network distribution; active antenna radar performance analysis; active antenna radar simulation; amplitude distortions; dispersion tolerance; global performance; impulse response; phase distortions; radiation pattern; received signals; software tool; transmitted signals; Costs; Instruments; Performance analysis; Phase distortion; RF signals; Radar antennas; Radio frequency; Receiving antennas; Software tools; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1993. IGARSS '93. Better Understanding of Earth Environment., International
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1240-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1993.322410
