Title :
Surface tolerance loss for dual-reflector antennas
Author :
Rusch, Willard V T ; Wohlleben, R.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
fDate :
7/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A formula is derived to evaluate the relative influence of subreflector and main reflector surface errors on overall tolerance loss for a dual-reflector antenna. Comparisons are made with the results of random-number simulation of surface errors in a Gregorian system.
Keywords :
Antenna tolerance analysis; Reflector antennas, multireflector; Apertures; Ellipsoids; Geometry; Integral equations; Length measurement; Lighting; Random number generation; Reflector antennas; Surface treatment; Surface waves;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1982.1142830
