Title :
Cylindrical array antenna design considerations and configuration
Author :
Herper, J.C. ; Stangel, J.J. ; Valentino, P.A.
Author_Institution :
Paramax Systems Corp., Great Neck, NY, USA
fDate :
June 28 1993-July 2 1993
Abstract :
Cylindrical array antennas offer an efficient means of providing 360/spl deg/ azimuth beam scan with limited elevation coverage. Paramax has developed a considerable design repertoire for configuring cylindrical array antennas and for the associated feed distribution and commutation network designs. The authors present a tutorial based on the design considerations imposed on the cylindrical array along with a description of three types of cylindrical array architectures configured to meet three different applications. Three specific design examples are presented, representing a 3-D, a 2-D and an octave bandwidth configuration.<>
Keywords :
antenna feeds; commutation; radar antennas; commutation network; configuration; cylindrical array antennas; cylindrical array architectures; design; feed distribution; radar; Antenna arrays; Apertures; Azimuth; Bandwidth; Collimators; Feeds; Phase shifters; Radar; Switches; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1993. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1246-5
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1993.385363
