• DocumentCode
    1860176
  • Title

    Electro-Mechanical Beam Scanning Antenna Using Rotating Ridge Inside Waveguide Slot Array

  • Author

    Solbach, Klaus ; Demirel, Davut

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    28-30 March 2007
  • Firstpage
    213
  • Lastpage
    216
  • Abstract
    This paper describes a novel concept of electromechanical beam scanning which is applicable to automotive sensor systems. The scanning mechanism employs a rotating ridge in a metal waveguide slot array. The simulation of scan properties is presented and a proof-of-concept experimental antenna supports the results. A scan range of 9deg is demonstrated and simulations of an alternative design show 23deg to be feasible.
  • Keywords
    scanning antennas; slot antenna arrays; automotive sensor systems; electromechanical beam scanning antenna; metal waveguide slot array; rotating ridge; Antenna arrays; Automotive engineering; Linear antenna arrays; Mechanical sensors; Phased arrays; Radar antennas; Rectangular waveguides; Sensor arrays; Slot antennas; Waveguide transitions; Antenna; automotive sensor; beam scanning; electro-mechanical beam scanning; metal waveguide; slot array;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas, 2007. INICA '07. 2nd International ITG Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Munich
  • Print_ISBN
    978-3-00-021643-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-3-00-021643-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/INICA.2007.4353965
  • Filename
    4353965