Adaptive array

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2008-01-08

2008-01-08

Phan, Tho (Department: 2821)

Communications: radio wave antennas

Antennas

With coupling network or impedance in the leadin

C343S7000MS, C342S016000, C342S017000, C342S372000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07317427

ABSTRACT:
An adaptive antenna array has array elements arranged in element rows and element columns and subarrays arranged in subarray rows and subarray columns, for which the subarray phase centers have non-uniform spacing. The adaptive antenna array provides good detection and tracking performance when used in a radar system, while being inexpensive and easy to manufacture. A radar system and a method of adapting a radar array both employ the above described adaptive antenna array.

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