Title :
Airborne radar in-flight antenna pattern testing
Author_Institution :
Mitre Corp., Bedford, MA, USA
fDate :
June 27 1994-July 1 1994
Abstract :
This paper discusses the operation, the accuracy considerations, and the measurement process of an in-flight radar antenna pattern measurement. The in-flight tests performed for the Joint STARS multifunction airborne radar are summarized.<>
Keywords :
aircraft instrumentation; antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; radar antennas; accuracy; airborne radar; antenna pattern measurement; flight path geometry; in-flight antenna pattern testing; joint STARS multifunction airborne radar; operation; phased array; Airborne radar; Aircraft; Antenna measurements; Atmospheric measurements; Electromagnetic measurements; Performance evaluation; Radar antennas; Radar measurements; Receiving antennas; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, 1994. Digest., 1994 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boulder, CO, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1984-2
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.1994.333211
