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http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/KJKIEES.2014.25.2.217

Study on the Beam Pattern Compensation with Planar Active Phased Array Antenna  

Chon, Sang-Mi (LIG NEX1)
Na, Hyung-Ki (LIG NEX1)
Ahn, Chang-Soo (Agency for Defense Development, ADD)
Kim, Seon-Joo (Agency for Defense Development, ADD)
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Abstract
This paper discusses about the beam pattern distortion caused by the failures of some antenna modules in the active array antenna and analyses the possibility of improvement through applying the beam pattern compensation method previously studied. The beam pattern distortion which is mostly represented as an increase of the sidelobe level, can be suppressed through re-synthesizing each module's magnitude and phase. This method was applied to the prototype of active array antenna system, and the results of antenna pattern distortion and compensation were analyzed and measured in the Near Field Chamber. Array failures are generally divided into random TR module failures and TRU(TR Unit: combination of TR modules, Beam Computation module, Power supply module) failures. The results of beam pattern compensation were analyzed in each failure and compared to the results of the simulation. The beam pattern compensation results applied to the real active antenna array system showed the similar to the simulation results. Consequently, it was verified the beam pattern could be compensated with the magnitude and phase adjustment of other normal antenna modules.
Keywords
Beam Pattern Compensation; Sideloe Suppression; TR Module Failure; Active Array Antenna;
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