Title :
Synthesis of DF array calibration manifolds from near-field measurements
Author_Institution :
BAE Syst., Nashua, NH, USA
Abstract :
This work describes the development of a direction-finding-planar-wave-synthesis (DF-PWS) technique for the calibration of shipboard skywave HF DF arrays using modeled ships and conventional DF arrays that are measured in the Fresnel-zone.
Keywords :
HF antennas; antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; calibration; direction-of-arrival estimation; DF-PWS; Fresnel zone; array calibration manifolds; direction-finding-planar-wave synthesis; near-field measurements; shipboard HF DF arrays; skywave HF DF arrays; Adaptive arrays; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Calibration; Equations; Geometry; Hafnium; Marine vehicles; Neural networks; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8302-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2004.1329769
