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http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/KJKIEES.2016.27.8.665

Subarray Structure Optimization Algorithm for Active Phased Array Antenna Using Recursive Element Exchanging Method  

Chae, Heeduck (LIGNex1)
Joo, Joung Myoung (LIGNex1)
Yu, Je-Woo (LIGNex1)
Park, Jongkuk (LIGNex1)
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Abstract
With the development of active phased array radar technology in recent years, active phased array antennas, which digitally combine signals received from subarray units using dozens of digital receiver, have been developed. The beam characteristics are greatly affected by the shape of the subarray structure as well as the weight of subarray in digital beamforming. So in this paper, the method to generate subarray structures by using recursive element exchanging method and the method to optimize subarray structures that can minimize sidelobes of operating beams are proposed. Additionally it presents the result to find the optimized subarray structure to minimize the maximum sidelobe of monopulse beam and pencil multi-beam respectively or simultaneously which are commonly used for digital beamforming by applying the algorithm propsed in this paper.
Keywords
Subarray Optimization; Active Phased Array Antenna; Digital Beamforming;
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