子阵级应用延迟线对相控阵天线带宽改善的分析

采用频率无关移相器的相控阵天线的波束指向会随频率发生变化.实时延迟线是提高宽带相控阵天线指向精度的重要方法.分析了平面相控阵天线波束指向随频率改变而产生漂移的现象,理论分析和仿真结果均表明,当频率改变时,平面相控阵天线的波束指向仅在俯仰角面发生漂移,而在方位角的指向不变.详细讨论采用子阵分割技术,并在子阵级别用实时延迟线,单元内采用移相器的混合波束控制技术.结果表明,这种方法可以有效扩展相控阵天线的带宽.     

灵活的全空域同时多波束测控技术

针对日益发展的多星同时测控需求,给出了一种灵活的全空域多波束同时测控阵列天线实现技术。在分析国外GDPAA(网格球顶相控阵天线)相控阵技术的基础上,提出了子阵有源相控阵+多面数字波束合成的综合实现架构,比较了多面拼阵和球面拼阵工程实现的优缺点;并在单元天线建模的基础上对多面拼阵和球面拼阵进行了系统仿真,验证了其半球覆盖的波束性能和全空域覆盖的可行性。考虑工程实现,给出了多面拼阵的实现建议,并对其发展构思、预期性能和主要关键技术进行了探讨,最后进行了归纳总结。     

相控阵雷达搜索方式下波位编排与优化

分析不同波位编排方式对相控阵雷达能量需求与搜索性能的影响,给出了搜索方式下较为优化的波位编排方式。然后在分析相控阵雷达波束展宽效应的基础上,提出了非均匀划分扫描空域并对波束展宽效应进行补偿的方法,对波位编排方式进一步优化。最后利用该方法仿真分析了波束宽度与天线增益的变化,结果表明可有效补偿波束展宽效应带来的影响。     

相控阵雷达导引头波束稳定技术研究

 相控阵雷达导引头已成为新型空空导弹制导系统的首选,相控阵雷达导引头应用在空空导弹上需要首先解决导引头波束稳定的技术难题。本文基于波束指向在惯性空间不变性原理提出一种相控阵雷达导引头波束稳定算法,对影响相控阵雷达导引头隔离度性能的主要因素进行了仿真分析。仿真结果表明:该算法可以实现相控阵雷达导引头波束惯性空间指向稳定并且满足工程应用要求;通过减小速率陀螺数据周期和波束控制周期,及引入速率陀螺传输延时补偿算法可以提高导引头的隔离度性能。     

相控阵天线方向图仿真与分析

相控阵天线目前广泛应用于雷达中,促进了多目标、多任务雷达的发展。但随着电扫描角度的变化,其诸多指标也随之变化,对雷达的性能产生直接影响,因而对相控阵天线方向图进行实时定量分析具有重要意义。文章基于相控阵天线的基本原理,利用LabVIEW语言开发了相控阵天线方向图仿真软件。软件设置了相控阵天线各影响参数的输入控件,通过图形和数值2种方式进行仿真结果的显示,并以表格文件存储。通过不同条件下的仿真结果对比分析,软件可合理有效地对相控阵天线方向图进行实时定量的仿真分析,可应用于相控阵雷达的性能分析和评估中。     

相控阵测控系统的特点和主要技术问题

在比较相控阵测控系统和相控阵雷达的基础上，归纳出相控阵测控系统的特点，根据研制相控阵多目标测控系统和TDRSS-SMA的体会，概述了它的测轨精度、波束形成、分时多波束和同时多波束、自适应时-空二维滤波、边扫描边跟踪和多目标跟踪、共形相控阵和宽角扫描以及降低造价等问题。     

相控阵雷达探测性能计算研究

提出了一种相控阵雷达波位的编排方法,该方法采用第一指向角作为法向波束宽度,使得雷达波位间隙率为0、重叠率很小。通过对指向角大的波位进行驻留时间补偿,使得脉冲积累数随波束指向角增加而增大,探测性能随指向角变化差别不大。以波位编排和边缘不出现栅瓣为条件,可以估算相控阵雷达结构参数。在此基础上,初步建立了相控阵雷达探测性能的计算过程。对简单目标的仿真计算表明,计算方法合理,计算结果可信。     

在全尺寸F-22上进行的早期天线试验

美国空军正通过在外形修改成与F-22隐身外形一致的YF-22原型机机体上试验F-22天线系统来消除技术风险。这是罗姆实验室的工程师们在军机研制的最早阶段试验安装在全尺寸机体上的天线系统。由于采用了自动高速测量系统,这些试验也是罗姆实验室所进行的最为详细的试验。 由于F-22采用若干具有电子操纵波束的多元相控阵天线,比常规天线需测量更多的参数。罗姆实验室研制的新型计算机化测试系统可使工程师们控制相控阵雷达形成的可操纵电子扫描波束,并使波束在测量期间高速扫描。     

基于天线安装的菱形翼无人机翼型优化设计

以菱形翼布局高空长航时(HALE)传感器无人机研究为背景,分析了翼型内部安装平面相控阵雷达天线的基本原理。通过推导雷达探测性能的估算方程,建立了在翼型中安装平面相控阵雷达天线的数学模型。采用数值模拟的方法,对典型雷诺数下的RAE2822翼型的气动特性进行了研究并与试验数据进行了对比,验证了使用有限体积法k-ωSST(Shear Stress Transport)湍流模型求解雷诺平均Navier-Stokes方程在这一状态下的可靠性和适用性;同时对不同厚度的NACA 64A系列翼型的流场结构和流动机理进行了分析,在此基础上提出了一种满足平面相控阵雷达天线安装情况下翼型的优化设计思想。优化结果验证了这一设计思想的可行性。     

相控阵雷达捷联波束稳定方法

针对相控阵雷达系统中平台扰动引起的波束指向变化问题,提出一种捷联波束稳定方法。该方法作为独立模块实现,由角速度传感器和信号处理机组成,无需精确的初始姿态。角速度传感器感知平台扰动造成的天线转动角速度,信号处理机完成补偿角的迭代求解和波束的控制。通过算法仿真和利用单轴转台模拟平台扰动验证可得,采用捷联波束稳定方法后,雷达测量角误差明显减小,隔离度指标有了极大改善。因此,该方法能够有效地减小平台扰动对波束指向的影响,易于工程实现,适用于小型化的无人机等平台。     

机载共形阵天线阵列信号处理的关键技术分析

机载共形阵是机载有源相控阵天线发展的下一个目标。共形阵天线的阵元具有不同的方向性,空间分辨率算法必须考虑来波的极化问题。本文研究了空间信号波达方向(Direction of Arrival,DOA)估计算法的现状,分析了一种适用于共形阵天线空域自适应波束形成的高速滤波算法。     

用于非线性有源天线的耦合锁相环特性分析

为实现非线性有源天线阵波束扫描,研究了互耦锁相环(PLL)的基本特性。通过对互耦PLL的相位动力学方程的稳定性进行分析,建立了具有延时的阵列模型;通过调节环路延时,互耦PLL不同的非线性动力学特性;采用四单元的耦合锁相环阵列实验电路对理论分析进行了验证,从而提出了在设计基于耦合锁相环的非线性有源天线时,必须对环路延时进行控制,防止环路出现振荡和混沌现象。     

Active phased array design for high reliability

We discuss strategies for designing: active phased array antennas with high reliability. We show how to consider fault-tolerance in the design of the antenna architecture, so that replacement of failed components can be avoided for an extended period of time. First, we address the dependence of antenna life cycle cost on component failure rates. Then we discuss the design of active phased array architecture for maximizing antenna mean-time-between-failures (MTBF). The antenna MTBF is defined in terms of a specified degradation in peak sidelobe level. We present simulated data showing the effect of random, single, and clustered element failures on the peak sidelobe level of a low sidelobe antenna aperture. We use these data as a basis for analyzing various phased array architectures in terms of their antenna MTBF     

Two low-cost phased arrays

In a phased array antenna, the phase shifters (or T/R modules in an active aperture phased array) with their beam-steering control circuitry along with the feed network account for the major hardware cost. This paper presents two antenna array configurations that use simpler feed, simpler phase-shifting and simpler beam-steering control circuitry for realizing low-cost phased arrays. Both are lens configurations. The first one uses a Radant lens, which provides a medium that is loaded with diodes and provides the needed phase shift by switching the diodes on and off. The other configuration employs a ferroelectric dielectric material whose dielectric constant can be varied with an applied DC bias voltage. It is shown that the ferroelectric lens may have further advantages of smaller thickness, simpler beam-steering controls and lower cost     

Beam-pointing error compensation method of phased array radar seeker with phantom-bit technology

A phased array radar seeker (PARS) must be able to effectively decouple body motion and accurately extract the line-of-sight (LOS) rate for target missile tracking.In this study,the real time two-channel beam pointing error (BPE) compensation method of PARS for LOS rate extraction is designed.The PARS discrete beam motion principium is analyzed,and the mathematical model of beam scanning control is finished.According to the principle of the antenna element shift phase,both the antenna element shift phase law and the causes of beam-pointing error under phantom-bit conditions are analyzed,and the effect of BPE caused by phantom-bit technology (PBT) on the extraction accuracy of the LOS rate is examined.A compensation method is given,which includes coordinate transforms,beam angle margin compensation,and detector dislocation angle calculation.When the method is used,the beam angle margin in the pitch and yaw directions is calculated to reduce the effect of the missile body disturbance and to improve LOS rate extraction precision by compensating for the detector dislocation angle.The simulation results validate the proposed method.     

3-D Radar Based on Phase-in-Space Principle

A height-finding technique utilizing the relative phase between a series of point sources of a traveling-wave array is described. The point sources in the focal region of a torus antenna are used to control the phase of the antenna elevation pattern in space. Signals received from a given beam angle will arrive at each terminal of the traveling-wave feed with a different phase. By comparing this phase with a reference phase, the angular direction of an arriving plane wave can be measured with considerable accuracy. Thus a radar system with a single antenna and feed structure can be employed to yield instantaneous height coverage along with the usual range data.     

相控阵雷达天线模型及仿真

阐述了相控阵天线仿真的重要性,指出了相控阵天线仿真的主要困难。提出了一种利用阵因子、方向性因子和旁瓣抑制因子分别解决仿真波束形状、天线增益、方向图旁瓣及其变化等3大问题,并进行综合建模和仿真,给出了综合后的仿真模型。该仿真模型保证了理论方面的精度,优化和减少了仿真计算步骤和计算量。利用该仿真模型,给出了宙斯盾系统的AN／SPY-1D雷达天线的仿真计算实例。     

Small Ku-band phased array antenna system

A four-element phased array antenna prototype with varactor tuning has been constructed. The design employs aperture-fed quarter-wave patch elements and loaded-line phase shifters, having a phase adjustment range of about 50/spl deg/, which enables beam steering up to 13/spl deg/ from the array boresight. The system is suitable as a building block for larger arrays and shows as such a maximum gain of 7.7 dBi and an impedance bandwidth of 1 GHz. The sidelobe level is better than -13 dB. Problems encountered include parasitic resonances which disturb matching, and partially deteriorate the radiation pattern. Additionally, mechanical manufacturing tolerances of the microstrip boards were not always adequate, whereby a 6% shift in the center frequency, some impedance errors, and phasing inaccuracies were observed.