Analysis and design of a curve-structured rotary joint for a radar system in X-band

Author

Hajimowlana, S.H. ; Djahanshahi, H. ; Kamyab, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Windsor Univ., Ont., Canada

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

25-28 May 1997

Firstpage

359

Abstract

In this paper, we discuss the design of a special kind of rotary joint that is used in a scanning slot antenna in a radar system. Because of the special structure of the system, we have used curved waveguides in our design. The radar system operates in the X-band with a 200 MHz bandwidth where VSWR should not exceed a maximum value of 1.07. Simulation studies have been conducted to obtain the sensitivity of different parts of the rotary joints. We have used mode matching to analyze the waveguide discontinuities that have led to the accurate results

Keywords

antenna accessories; equivalent circuits; mode matching; radar antennas; scanning antennas; slot antennas; waveguide discontinuities; 200 MHz; SHF; X-band; curve-structured rotary joint; curved waveguides; design; mode matching; radar system; scanning slot antenna; waveguide discontinuities; Azimuth; Coaxial components; Feeds; Impedance; Phased arrays; Probes; Radar antennas; Rectangular waveguides; Spaceborne radar; Waveguide junctions;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1997. Engineering Innovation: Voyage of Discovery. IEEE 1997 Canadian Conference on

Conference_Location

St. Johns, Nfld.

ISSN

0840-7789

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3716-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.1997.614863

Filename

614863