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Scan Performance Analysis by Mutual Coupling Effects in Fabry-Perot Cavity Antennas (패브리 패롯 공진기형 안테나에서 뮤츄얼 커플링에 의한 스캔특성 분석)

  • Kim, Jong-Sung
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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    • v.51 no.10
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    • pp.21-25
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    • 2014
  • Scan capabilities of Fabry-Perot cavity (FPC) antennas are investigated for the case of a $4{\times}1$ thinned array placed inside the cavity. The FPC array antenna has higher maximum gain and lower sidelobe level (SLL), but the maximum scan angle of the thinned array is 14-17% lower than the patch array alone, due to increased mutual coupling in the FPC structures. However, unlike the bare thinned array, the SLL of FPC array does not suffer from the grating lobe problem even though it has a relative large element spacing of more than $1.0{\lambda}_0$.

Bearing Estimate Error Correction Method for a Nested Array (네스티드 배열의 방위각 추정오차 보정기법)

  • 이장식;이정훈;이수형;이균경
    • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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    • v.20 no.5
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    • pp.110-115
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    • 2001
  • In this paper, we propose a beamformer adequate for the nested away that is generally used for multiple frequency band signal processing. The nonisotropic beam pattern of channel in this array causes two problems: the bearing-estimate error of mainlobe and the difference between design and output in sidelobe level. By separating the time delay among channel signals and the time delay among sensor signals in channel, we can remove the effects of the nonisotropic beam pattern of channel in the beamformer output. Through this process, a method to correct simultaneously these problems is proposed.

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Analysis of Axially Displaced Ellipse Gregorian Dual Reflector Antennas (축이동 그레고리안 이중 반사경 안테나의 해석)

  • 임성빈;최경국;최학근
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.14 no.11
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    • pp.1161-1169
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    • 2003
  • In this paper, ADE(Axially Displaced Ellipse) Gregorian dual reflector antennas, which are the special form of Gregorian dual reflector antennas, were analyzed. In the procedure of antenna analysis, the aperture field distribution was obtained by using the geometrical optics and their far-field radiation characteristics were analyzed by using the aperture field method. The analysis results such as antenna efficiency, HPBW(Half Power Beam Width), FNBW(First Null Beam Width), and FSL(First Sidelobe Level) were presented as functions of edge taper and size of main reflector and subreflector. From the results in this paper, we could confirm that ADE reflector antennas have the different radiation characteristics from the classical dual reflector antennas.

A Study on Hydrophone Array Design Optimization for Cavitation Tunnel Noise Measurements (캐비테이션 터널 시험용 청음기배열 최적 설계기법)

  • Park, Cheolsoo;Seol, Hanshin;Kim, Gundo;Park, Youngha
    • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.237-246
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    • 2013
  • This paper proposes a hydrophone array design optimization technique for cavitation tunnel noise measurements. The optimization technique comprises of design parameters, an objective function and an optimization algorithm. The design parameters are defined for circular, spiral and multi-spiral arrays. The objective function is defined so as to consider the mainlobe beamwidth and the maximum sidelobe level simultaneously. A global optimization scheme is applied to the array design using very fast simulated reannealing (VFSR). After applying the optimization technique to arrays respectively, the peak sidelobe level and the mainlobe beamwidth of optimum arrays are analyzed. Finally the array patterns considering multiple reflections in the cavitation tunnel are evaluated to validate the proposed method.

Analysis on Spectral Regrowth of Bandwidth Expansion Module by Quadrature Modulation Error in Digital Chirp Generator (디지털 첩 발생기에서의 직교 변조 오차에 의한 대역 확장 모듈에서의 스펙트럴 재성장 분석)

  • Kim, Se-Young;Sung, Jin-Bong;Lee, Jong-Hwan;Yi, Dong-Woo
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.21 no.7
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    • pp.761-768
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    • 2010
  • This paper presents an effective method to achieve the wideband waveform for high resolution SAR(Synthetic Aperture Radar) using the frequency multiplication technique. And also this paper analyzes the root causes for the spectral regrowth due to 3rd-order intermodulation in chirp bandwidth expansion scheme using quadrature modulator and frequency multipliers. The amplitude and phase imbalance requirement are defined based on the simulation results in terms of quadrature channel imbalance. This minimizes the degradation of range resolution, peak sidelobe ratio and integrated sidelobe ratio. The wideband chirp generator using the frequency multiplier and memory map scheme was manufactured and the compensation technique was presented to reduce the spectral regrowth of SAR waveform by minimizing the amplitude and phase imbalance. After I and Q channel imbalance adjustment, the carrier level reduces -28.7 dBm to -53.4 dBm. Chirp signal with 150 MHz bandwidth at S-band expands to 600 MHz bandwidth at X-band. The sidelobe levels are reduced by about 8 to 9 dB by compensating the amplitude balance between I and Q channels.

A Prioritized Transmission Scheme for Three-Dimensional Integral Imaging (3차원 집적 영상을 위한 우선순위 전송 기법)

  • Cho, Myungjin;Choi, Hyun-Ho
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.39C no.5
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    • pp.447-455
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, we consider a representative integral imaging method in glasses-free 3D image processing and propose a prioritized transmission scheme for guaranteeing a received video quality in error-prone environments. According to the correlation of pixels consisting of each voxel of integral image, we set the priority differently and apply the modulation level according to this priority value. That is to say, the corresponding pixels with small variance are set to a high priority and transmitted by using a low level modulation that is robust under transmission errors, but the corresponding pixels with greater variance are set to a lower priority and transmitted by using a high level modulation that has a high bit error rate but fast transmission rate. Result shows that the proposed scheme that applies the error-robust modulation level to the important image bit stream with the high priority improves the peak to sidelobe ratio (PSR) of the received 3D image, compared with a typical method that use the same modulation level without distinction of priorities.

Mutual interference suppression of the sinusoidal frequency modulated pulse using SHAPE algorithm (SHAPE 알고리즘을 이용한 사인파 주파수 변조 펄스의 상호간섭 억제)

  • Kim, Guenhwan;Lee, Donghwa
    • Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems
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    • v.27 no.5
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    • pp.49-59
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    • 2022
  • The SHAPE algorithm has the advantage of being able to shape the pulse spectrum as desired and design it not to distort other characteristics, so it was used in the active sonar pulse design. In this paper, we propose a pulse design using the SHAPE algorithm for a multi-static sonar system to reduce the cross-correlation between frequency-adjacent pulses and prevent the performance degradation of the pulses themselves. The boundary function of the SHAPE algorithm is set to be limited to the pulse bandwidth. As a result of applying the proposed design method to the sinusoidal frequency modulated pulse, the peak cross-correlation level (PCCL), which means the degree of cross-correlation, was reduced by 44.23 dB. Although the PCCL decreased by several tens of dB, no significant change in the ambiguity function was observed, and the integrated sidelobe level (ISL), which means the average value of the side lobe, increased by 11.64 dB.

Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar Antenna with Sum/Difference/SLS Channels (합/차/부엽 억제 채널을 갖는 모노펄스 보조 감시 레이더(용) 안테나)

  • Choi, Jong-Hwan;Chae, Hee-Duck;Park, Jong-Kuk;Na, Hyung-Gi
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.22 no.7
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    • pp.720-728
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    • 2011
  • In this paper, development of the monopulse secondary surveillance radar antenna which can be used for IFF system is presented. This antenna that is passive linear array is comprised of the row-feeder and several array-elements. The row-feeder provides sum, different and SLS(Sidelobe Supression) channels which are optimized the distribution of the power and phase ratio. The azimuthe sidelobe level of the sum channel beam pattern is -20 dBc or less. The SLS channel covers the sidelobe of the sum-chanel in the whole azimuth angle range. And the difference channel is used to perform the mono-pulse function, improves the detection accuracy in the azimuth direction. Meanwhile, the arrayelement makes shaped beam in the elevation angle, in order to eliminate the clutter and multipath effects from the ground. Performance of the antenna developed is verified by the measurement of S-parameters and far-field beam pattern, and satisfies all of the development specifications well.

Design of Interleaved Thinned Planar Arrays Using Cyclic Difference Set (Cyclic Difference Set을 이용한 Interleaved Thinned 평면 배열 설계)

  • Kwon, Gina;Hwang, Keum Cheol;Park, Joon-Young;Kim, Seon-Joo;Kim, Dong-Hwan
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.23 no.12
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    • pp.1351-1358
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    • 2012
  • In this paper, an analytical technique is proposed for the design of interleaved thinned planar array with well-behaved and predictable sidelobes. The interleaved arrays are composed of thinned planar subarrays based on cyclic difference sets(DSs). Becauce sidelobes of thinned planar subarrays based on DS are predictable by DS parameters, the subarrays exhibit very similar sidelobe levels by utilizing DS and complementary DS with similar autocorrelations each other. The combinatorial method also allows the design of interleaved placements with simultaneously optimum peak sidelobe levels(PSLs) of subarrays using cyclic shift-a property of DSs. The optimized PSLs of the interleaved array are -12.47 dB and -10.34 dB.