A programmable phased array with time-delay units and its applications

Q. Md Alfred; N. Chopra; T. Chakravarty; G. Singh; S. K. Sanyal

doi:10.1007/s10776-009-0090-4

A programmable phased array with time-delay units and its applications

Q. Md Alfred, N. Chopra, T. Chakravarty, G. Singh, S. K. Sanyal

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Abstract

In this paper, a phased array antenna schematic using true time delays is proposed and suitable time-delays are inserted by switching ON/OFF the RF switches. Using this concept, one can generate SUM pattern, DIFFERENCE pattern, as well as a combination of these two. It is shown that SUM-DIFFERENCE pattern has interesting applications in radar, namely, calibration of beam pointing accuracy and blind speed elimination in a delay line cancellation method. The proposed method can also be formatted to requirements of conical scan as well as shaped beam generation. The proposed method is validated using existing knowledge.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	59-67
Number of pages	9
Journal	International Journal of Wireless Information Networks
Volume	16
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10776-009-0090-4
Publication status	Published - Jun 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Conical scan
Microcontroller
Phase shifter
Phased array time-delay
Shaped beam

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Hardware and Architecture
Computer Networks and Communications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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