Title :
A low cost lightweight subarray for multibeam phased arrays
Author_Institution :
Lockheed Martin Adv. Technol. Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
Commercial off-the-shelf components and robotic manufacturing techniques have been employed to develop a lightweight low cost subarray. Dozens of these multilayer subarrays make up the phased array that operates in the telemetry band and electronically scans over a 120 deg cone of coverage. High-rel, multilayer fabrication techniques are described that guarantee that the subarray meets both its mechanical and RF requirements
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; printed circuit design; printed circuit manufacture; radiotelemetry; RF requirements; cost; lightweight subarray; multibeam phased arrays; multilayer fabrication; multilayer subarrays; off-the-shelf components; robotic manufacturing techniques; subarray; telemetry; Costs; Fabrication; Manufacturing; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical arrays; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Phased arrays; Radio frequency; Robotic assembly;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 1998 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Snowmass at Aspen, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4311-5
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.1998.685808
