Title :
Arbitrary pattern shaping for wideband signals
Author :
Goffer, A.P. ; Kam, M. ; Herczfeld, P.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
A pattern synthesis technique for wideband uniformly spaced linear or planar weighted arrays is developed. The synthesis approach is based on modeling the array as a maximum entropy filter and imposing a spatial spectrum which is chosen so as to obtain a desired radiation pattern. The weights are then adjusted to approximate the desired pattern by the actual one. The main attractions of the proposed method are: the design procedure is very simple and is given in a closed-form solution; any pattern shape (under the constraint of a finite array) can be easily designed; and the resultant pattern is guaranteed to have the best fit to the desired pattern.<>
Keywords :
antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; arbitrary pattern shaping; linear uniform antenna array; maximum entropy filter; pattern synthesis; planar weighted arrays; radiation pattern; wideband signals; Delay estimation; Design methodology; Entropy; Filters; Narrowband; Predictive models; Signal design; Signal synthesis; Uncertainty; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1991. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
London, Ontario, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0144-7
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1991.175185
