Title :
Ray tracing method for doubly curved reflector surfaces
Author :
Sletten, Carlyle J.
Author_Institution :
Solar Energy Technology, Inc., Bedford, MA
fDate :
6/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Shaped reflector surfaces designed for microwave antennas are often defined by a regular grid of discrete points. A ray tracing procedure useful for computing aperture and power distributions produced by an arbitrarily shaped reflector surface is described.
Keywords :
Apertures; Equations; Microwave antennas; Ray tracing; Reflector antennas; Shape control; Solar energy;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1981.12051
