Conformal array compensating beamformer

Details Conformal array compensating beamformer Conformal array compensating beamformer

1982-05-03

1984-06-12

Farley, Richard A.

Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices

Beam stabilization or compensation

367 13, 367125, G01S 382

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044545975

ABSTRACT:
A narrow band compensating beamformer for a receiving array that conforms some surface other than a plane and thus is, in general, three dimensional. The array comprises a number of sensing elements arranged in a non-planar pattern. Each sensing element has its output signal delayed or phase shifted as a function of the receiving angle by the beamformer in such a way as to produce an equivalent "projected planar array" in a particular direction. This arrangement has the same beam pattern in the selected direction as an equivalent planar array with its lower side lobe characteristics permitting the taking of advantage of well known, low side lobe shading techniques.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3942150 (1976-03-01), Booth et al.

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