Title :
Application of modern DOA algorithms to an Adcock array antenna
Author :
Mueller, Richard ; Lorch, R.
Author_Institution :
Passive Antennas, CASSIDIAN, Ulm, Germany
Abstract :
In this paper the application of modern DOA algorithms to an existing 8-element Adcock antenna array in the VHF frequency range is investigated. With simulations and measurements it is shown that without changing the antenna hardware an improvement in means of direction finding errors can be accomplished. Furthermore, with a minimal antenna hardware change, sensitivity and bandwidth can be increased and the super resolution algorithm MUSIC can be applied.
Keywords :
VHF antennas; antenna arrays; direction-of-arrival estimation; Adcock array antenna; VHF frequency range; antenna hardware; modern DOA algorithms; super resolution algorithm; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Arrays; Dipole antennas; Multiple signal classification; Adcock; DOA; MUSIC; VHF; antenna array; direction finding; direction of arrival;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
The Hague
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902250
