基于噪声匹配的有源接收天线设计

为了提高接收天线的增益和灵敏度,采用将天线与低噪声放大器集成到一起设计的方案,将天线的输出阻抗作为放大器的源阻抗,省略了天线与放大器之间的阻抗匹配网络。通过调节天线馈电系统的尺寸调节天线阻抗,使其等于放大器的最佳源阻抗。利用HFSS仿真软件计算天线的辐射特性及阻抗,用ADS Designer软件对低噪声放大器进行优化设计。利用2SC5507晶体管设计了一个工作于2．0GHz的与低噪声放大器集成在一起的缝隙耦合微带天线,所设计的噪声系数为1．664dB,放大器增益为16．75dB。     

Electronically Tracking Antenna System for Satellite Reception

This correspondence describes a novel electronically tracking antenna system for satellite reception in the VHF range. The "hedgehog" antenna consists of several antennas directed in different directions to cover the whole sky. An electronic switch, controlled by the satellite receiver, connects the receiver to the antenna from which the desired satellite signal is obtained. This system is especially suitable for unmanned reliable receiving stations if an antenna gain of the order of 10 dB is enough.     

A phase controlled antenna system for anti-jamming purposes

A phase controlled antenna system has been constructed for aircraft EW purposes. With only two radiating elements conventionally installed on top of the fuselage, the system is capable of introducing a 30 dB radiation pattern minimum to desired or optimized directions. The system uses computer controlled parallel down conversion technique, which gives the freedom to automatically adjust for any anomalies in the respective individual element patterns, normally caused by the airframe structures. The same computer can be used for active search-and-minimize procedures. Extensive tests have been performed with an F-18 scale model to verify the system performance     

Tests on a 3 GHz ground plane Yagi

Classical dimensioning of a ground plane Yagi antenna for 3 GHz leads to a gain which is 2-3 dB less than predicted, but this can be overcome to some extent by additional directors. The impedance matching strongly depends on the size of the reflector, which should be by a factor of 1.2 longer than given by classical theory. The shape and size of the ground plane itself can be varied considerably with little or no effect on either the radiation pattern or the impedance characteristics but, on the other hand, inaccurate mutual positioning of the individual elements has a drastic influence. Material conductivity is not of prime concern     

一种低副瓣波纹喇叭天线的设计与实现

文章设计了一种高斯分布的波纹喇叭天线,具有增益高、转换效率高、交叉极化低、相位中心不随频率变化的特点。该天线采用正交馈电,结构简单紧凑,以双线极化或圆极化方式工作。根据天线设计参数,建立了天线模型,进行了优化设计。仿真和实测结果表明,天线在频率34～36 GHz范围内,增益大于20dBi,方向图在E面和H面具有良好对称性,副瓣电平不大于-26 d B,驻波比小于1.5,整体性能满足工程应用要求。     

Effects of finite weight resolution and calibration errors on theperformance of adaptive array antennas

Adaptive antennas are now used to increase the spectral efficiency in mobile telecommunication systems. A model of the received carrier-to-interference plus noise ratio (CINR) in the adaptive antenna beamformer output is derived, assuming that the weighting units are implemented in hardware, The finite resolution of weights and calibration is shown to reduce the CINR. When hardware weights are used, the phase or amplitude step size in the weights can be so large that it affects the maximum achievable CINR. It is shown how these errors makes the interfering signals “leak” through the beamformer and we show how the output CINR is dependent on power of the input signals. The derived model is extended to include the limited dynamic range of the receivers, by using a simulation model. The theoretical and simulated results are compared with measurements on an adaptive array antenna testbed receiver, designed for the GSM-1800 system. The theoretical model was used to find the performance limiting part in the testbed as the 1 dB resolution in the weight magnitude. Furthermore, the derived models are used in illustrative examples and can be used for system designers to balance the phase and magnitude resolution and the calibration requirements of future adaptive array antennas     

Notes on RF scale testing of tower mounted antennas for cellularcommunication

Scale model towers with associated antenna installations provide an efficient and fast means to test current and future 1800 MHz mobile communication base station installations prior to site, antenna type or mounting scheme selection. Repeatability better than 1 dB is readily achieved if the scale reduction is between 1:5-1:15. Many measurements are possible with a very short anechoic test range, just fulfilling the far field requirement. Typical findings include the possibility to effectively reduce interference minima caused by adjacent vertical structures by simply positioning a thin absorptive sheet to the optimum location. Improvements of the order of 20 to 30 dB have been measured     

基于角度分集的机载超宽带MIMO天线设计

为了提高机载通信设备信道容量和进一步减小天线安装空间,提出一种采用角度分集技术的超宽带（UWB）多输入多输出（MIMO）天线。该天线将Vivaldi天线和超宽带槽天线进行了集成设计,无需采用解耦结构便可获得较高的端口隔离度,大大提高了数据传输率。通过在Vivaldi天线辐射臂上开一对方形缝隙和在介质板背面增加长方形辐射贴片,可以有效减小天线的尺寸,设计的UWB-MIMO天线尺寸为36 mm×36 mm×0.8 mm。给出了天线的设计流程,加工了天线实物,并对其进行了测量。仿真和实测结果表明MIMO天线具有超宽的阻抗带宽,可以覆盖整个3.1~10.6 GHz超宽带频段。Vivaldi天线阻抗带宽为2.8~15.9 GHz,UWB槽天线阻抗带宽为1.8~12.7 GHz,天线端口隔离度均在-10 dB以下。测量了天线的辐射性能和增益特性,实测结果与仿真结果吻合较好,证明了该天线的有效性。该天线可以应用于超宽带无线通信系统和机载阵列天线系统中。     

S弯进气道内旋流的有源涡控研究

 本文给出了来流攻角为30°和40°、进口带分离区的方转圆截面S弯扩压管道内进行抽气形式的有源涡控的气流特性。研究表明,随涡控抽气量增加,旋流明显减小,当抽气量足够大时,整体涡基本被消除;出口平均总压损失下降;总压畸变减小;管道出口流量增大。因此,抽气形式的有源涡控是抑制旋流、减少出口总压平均损失、改善S弯进气道出口流场的有效措施。     

合成射流大攻角非对称涡控制的试验研究

利用合成射流对细长旋成体大攻角非对称涡控制进行了研究,基于合成射流激励器设计了一频率高达1kHz的非定常小扰动控制机构,并将其成功应用于大攻角非对称涡主动流动控制。应用天平测力和七孔探针流场测试技术,研究了合成射流非定常小扰动电压和频率对非对称涡的控制特性和规律。结果表明,采用合成射流能够完全消除背涡的非对称性,扰动频率是影响非对称涡控制的一个关键参数,高频扰动下模型背风区非对称涡结构趋于无控制流态。且文中结果发现,当攻角α=57.5°、非定常小扰动频率fs=150Hz时,即可将非对称涡完全控制成为对称涡。     

带边条翼导弹滚转稳定性分析

为了分析带边条翼导弹模型的非线性自由滚转运动及滚转稳定特性,采用理论分析与动态测力试验、滚转自由度释放测量试验相结合的方式,对低速来流条件下模型0°~60°迎角范围内的滚转运动、滚转稳定特性随迎角变化的规律进行了研究。在10°迎角时,模型在4个"+"形位置是滚转静稳定的并且在"+"形位置上滚转运动保持平衡;迎角大于20°的范围内滚转静稳定的平衡位置变到4个"×"形位置上;并且迎角为20°时模型在"×"形位置滚转保持平衡,迎角大于30°后模型产生滚转极限环自激振荡运动,迎角达到60°时模型的滚转运动发散演变为高速旋转的形式。研究结果表明:模型滚转运动的形式决定于滚转力矩的静、动稳定特性。     

平面近场测试中探头位置误差的分析

文章首先给出了平面近场测试中探头位置误差对远场的误差表达式;然后,利用计算机仿真的方式分析了平面近场测试中位置误差对-50dB副瓣的影响。此种误差分析方法根据概率论的知识,结合天线方向图的特点,从全域的角度对误差进行评估,更全面的考虑了所有的因素,从而结果更为可靠和精确,并得到了一些有用的规律和结果,为平面近场测试中误差的分析提供了一定的理论依据。     

Effects of test vehicle patterns on cellular coverage measurements

Mobile test systems intended for cellular phone coverage measurements suffer from uncertainties, which are caused by the unpredictable radiation pattern of the measuring antenna installation. Not only do adjacent structures and very common multiple antennas disturb the characteristics, but also in the case of an ideal position does the vertical lobing introduce errors exceeding 10 dB. The problems are likely to be worse in dense urban areas, where multipath from surrounding buildings is the dominating propagation mode     

Active,compact, wideband,receiving filtenna with power adaptation for space-limited wireless platforms

An active, compact, wideband, receiving filtenna with power adaptation for space-limited wireless platforms is presented. By organically combining a filtering antenna and a Variable Gain Amplifier (VGA), the proposed co-designed active filtenna is achieved. Its power adaptation is empowered by controlling gain of the VGA unit. A demonstrated prototype with a compact overall size is fabricated, assembled and measured. Good performances are achieved. Furthermore, in any condition, the proposed active filtenna displays outstanding impedance matching (|S₁₁| < ?10 dB) and high passband skirt selectivity at upper and lower stopbands (Selectivity ≥ 170 dB/GHz).     

Adaptive Arrays Can Be Used to Separate Communication Signals

Using eigentheory, it is shown how up to n unknown independent narrowband signals arriving from different directions at an array of n antenna elements can be separated into n channels where each channel contains primarily one signal. An expression for the signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) on eachoutput channel is determined analytically and evaluated for many illustrative cases. The results show that in most cases the SIR is + 10 dB or greater; only when two signals arrive within a few degrees of each other does the SIR fall substantially below 0 dB.     

波束波导馈电系统在深空探测天线应用中的关键技术研究

针对波束波导馈电系统在深空探测天线应用中存在的电小尺寸镜面绕射引起波束波导传输效率降低,不同极化工作时波束指向不一致,以及TE21模跟踪时坐标转换等问题,进行深入研究并给出相应的解决方案或数学模型.通过优化椭球镜M5的曲率,解决了电小尺寸镜面绕射使波束波导传输效率下降问题,使S频段的传输效率提高约4％,35 m天线副反射面的截获效率增加约11％,天线增益提高0.7 dB;给出天线束峰值位置随方位、俯仰角变化的数学模型,提出了中值补偿方法,使天线左右旋极化峰值不一致增益损失减小约0.16 dB,并给出TE21模跟踪时的坐标转换数学模型.这些方法和数学模型已成功应用于实际工程中,并取得了良好的效果.     

Array antennas for DGPS

Multipath interference limits the speed and accuracy of determining position by “differential” GPS techniques. A geodetic surveyor, for example, requires multipath interference rejection of about 36+20 log₁₀ sin ϵ dB, where ϵ is the elevation angle of the satellite being observed. Signal processing in a GPS receiver cannot satisfy this requirement. A receiving antenna is required that can sufficiently reject signals arriving from below the horizon. Available antennas have inadequate rejection, and brute-force methods of improving them, by enlarging their ground-planes, are impractical. A compact, ground-planeless, dual-band, GPS antenna with improved multipath rejection has been designed and field-tested. This antenna resembles a vertical post rather than a horizontal platter; within its 0.1-m diameter, 0.4-m tall radome is a vertical array of turnstile elements. In field tests, a three-element array antenna rejected multipath better than a 0.5-m diameter ground-plane antenna by an average of 5 dB. A five-element array antenna appears superior to a 0.9-m diameter ground-plane antenna     

48GHz微带阵列天线设计

在5G高速发展的背景下,为实现机舱内部信息传输的无线化,设计了一款用于飞机设备舱内无线通信的毫米波微带阵列天线。结合串联馈电和并联馈电优点,采用串并联结合的方式对馈电网络进行设计。通过泰勒综合法实现阵元的同相位不等幅馈电,在保证高增益的情况下,有效地进行副瓣抑制。综合以上方法,设计出了一款中心频率为 48 GHz;在 47.3 ~48.7 GHz之间回波损耗小于-10 dB,工作带宽1.4 GHz;H 面上的半功率波束宽度小于 11°,副瓣抑制为-28 dB:E面上的半功率波束宽度小于 17°,副瓣抑制优于-21 dB 的4x8 微带天线阵,该阵列天线很好地实现了高增益/地旁瓣的特性。     

Nontracking antenna performance for inertially controlled spacecraft using TDRSS

A series of tests to validate an antenna pointing concept for spin-stabilized satellites using a data relay satellite is described. These tests show that proper antenna pointing on an inertially stabilized spacecraft can lead to significant access time through the relay satellite even without active antenna pointing. We summarize the test results, the simulations to model the effects of antenna pattern and space loss, and the expected contact times. We also show how antenna beam width affects the results.