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LDO-ID 2016-05-25-03

Title A Beam Synthesis Procedure for Matrix-Fed Cylindrical Antenna Arrays

Abstract

Conformal antennas are usually employed for broadcast mast or ship superstructures. The wrap-around antenna geometry can lead to circular, cylindrical or conical array. In some cases the number of array elements is increased to satisfy the inter-element spacing of 0.6l and the 360° azimuth coverage. A beam synthesis procedure is presented here for conformal array fed by Butler matrix beamforing network. The proposed method has been tested for several cylindrical array geometries where the illuminated elements span a sector of maximum 90°. The method has been successfully employed to design wrap-around array systems.

Authors Infante Leopoldo, Mosca Stefano, Pellegrini Giulio

Type Paper for Seminar/Symposium/Conference

Media 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems and Technology (18-21 October 2016, Waltham, MA, USA)

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