深空探测多天线组阵的增益损失研究

为定量分析上行天线组阵增益损失的影响因素,提出一种通过建立数学模型分析合成损耗的估计方法.首先基于天线原理和电磁波传输理论建立了天线组阵上行链路信号的数学模型,以统计学理论对数学模型进行分析,得到了影响上行链路信号的若干因素.通过分析得出,深空探测信号在远距离传输中因大气相位扰动引起的误差是造成天线组阵增益损失的最主要因素.再通过对大气相位扰动误差的进一步分析,构建S频段和X频段下大气相位扰动的空间自相关模型和时间自相关模型,得到组阵基线长度和工作仰角同合成损耗的关系.经过对各误差源的分析可知,在目前的技术水平下,能够满足上行天线组阵工程应用的精度要求.     

二维耦合振荡器有源天线阵相位误差特性及其对天线方向图的影响

分析了二维耦合振荡器有源天线阵的相位误差特性及其对天线方向图的影响。分析结果表明,二维耦合振荡器有源天线阵的相位误差具有积累特性;阵元自由振荡频率的误差越小,阵元锁相带宽越大,波束指向误差越小;随着阵元自由振荡频率误差的增大,天线阵增益降低,副瓣电平抬高。     

上行天线组阵载波相位并行标校方法研究

提出了利用伪随机序列并行确定上行组阵各天线载波相位差的标校方法.该方法具有精度高、并行处理、所需时间短、标校通道一致等显著技术优势.利用现有的扩频测控多功能数字基带系统搭建实验平台,通过演示实验验证了该标校方法的正确性以及工程可实现性.实验结果与理论分析十分吻合.     

基于分布式地面站天线的空间功率合成

卫星导航系统(GNSS)地面站天线对卫星进行上行注入时,信号到达卫星时较弱,容易受到干扰,故地面站注入天线需同时具备平时多目标注入和干扰时单目标功率增强的能力。利用卫星导航系统中地面站之间能够实现精密时间同步的特点,提出了一种基于分布式卫星导航地面站抛物面天线的空间功率合成方法,使用相位预补偿实现分布式天线阵到达目标卫星信号的相位粗同步;分析了相位误差、辐射功率误差对空间功率合成效率的影响,得到了阵元初始相位标定精度与相对定位精度的约束关系;并对合成信号的抗干扰能力和信号质量进行了研究。理论和仿真结果表明,当相位精度因子小于0.2时,4个等辐射功率天线在10°仰角以上波束扫描范围内的功率合成效率均在75%以上,且可以通过控制初始相位标定精度与相对定位精度实现更高的合成效率;而在合成效率要求75%以上时,天线辐射功率误差对合成效率的影响基本可以忽略。采用分布式波束扫描天线能够对地面站上行注入进行功率增强,可实现注入波束和功率的灵活配置,有效解决制约机动式和小型化地面站功率提升的瓶颈问题。     

天线组阵全频谱合成性能分析

天线组阵FSC(全频谱合成)方案是一种最优的天线组阵信号合成方案。本文分析了相位估计方差对FSC合成性能的影响,对开环方法和闭环方法的相位估计方差进行了进一步分析,给出了FSC合成性能与单路信噪比、相关带宽、积分时间、环路带宽等因素之间的关系。技术验证试验结果表明,在标准TT&C测控和BPSK数传2种体制下,合成效率均达到90%以上。     

深空组阵迭代FX相关合成算法及性能分析

针对火星距离下大规模天线组阵中极微弱接收信号的高效合成问题,在VLBI(Very Long Baseline Interferometry,甚长基线干涉测量)的FX相关器开环处理架构基础上提出了一种新的迭代FX相关合成算法,对算法原理进行了详细理论推导,对数据处理流程、算法合成性能等进行深入分析,与FSC(Full-Spectrum Combining,全频谱合成)、BC(Baseband Combining,基带合成)、SSC(Symbol-Stream Combining,符号流合成)等组阵方案进行性能仿真对比,并给出该算法在36接收天线组阵的实测试验结果。仿真和试验结果表明,迭代FX相关合成算法相比于FSC、BC、SSC等组阵方案具有较好的合成性能,在输入带内信噪比不低于-20d B时,合成效率达到了95%以上,非常适用于火星天线组阵微弱接收信号的组阵合成。     

基于遗传算法的平面相控阵天线综合

利用遗传算法对平面相控阵天线进行了综合，在一定的频率范围内对天线阵的阵元间距、馈电流幅度和相位进行了优化。这种方法在抑制副瓣电平的同时，使天线阵的相对带宽得到了较大的提高。良好的仿真结果表明，该遗传算法在阵列天线方向图综合中的应用是有效的，有良好的应用前景。     

比相测距系统的天、地零值校准（下）

4 比相测距系统相位匹配(相位色散值)的校准 比相测距系统,不论采用伪码或侧音测距,都是将测距信号按一定方式(调相或调频)调制在载波上经天线发射到空间,再由目标应答机转发回地面接收系统,最后用测量收、发测距信号(伪码或侧音)的相位移(时延)来测定空间目标的距离。由于这种比相测距系统是以测相来实现测距的,测距信号在传输过程(地面→空间→应答机→空间→地面)任何一个环节上所产生的相移都将直接转换为距离测量值。因此,必须采用前节所述的方法首先将应     

稳健的宽带信号接收波束形成方法

对于宽带信号接收波束形成,为了降低阵列中各传感器接收通道时延和相位不一致性对性能的影响,提出了一种稳健的宽带信号接收波束形成方法。首先根据接收波束指向对阵列中各传感器信号的空间时延差进行补偿,然后利用短时傅立叶变换对阵列中各传感器信号进行子频带划分,并对各子频带所有传感器信号的时延和相位进行调整并相干合成,最后将相干合成后的子频带信号综合为宽带时域波束。针对宽带线性调频信号的计算机仿真实验表明,相比于传统的波束形成方法,所提方法能够显著提高宽带信号的合成效率。     

超宽带电磁脉冲天线阵互耦效应研究

将超宽带电磁脉冲天线组阵后可提高主射方向的峰值功率及增益。但由于非线性阵元因素,必须考虑阵元间互耦效应。以恒阻抗TEM喇叭天线为阵元,通过仿真和实验研究了超宽带天线阵的互耦效应,研究表明,耦合强弱与阵元间距及频段有关,互耦增强了超宽带天线阵的低频辐射能力,使远场主射方向脉冲峰峰值有所增加。上述结论对于超宽带电磁脉冲天线阵的应用具有参考价值。     

Phased array of large reflectors for deep-space communication

In this paper the problem of uplink array calibration for deep-space communication is considered. A phased array of many modest-size reflectors antennas is used to drastically improve the uplink effective isotropic radiated power of a ground station. A radar calibration procedure for the array phase distribution is presented using a number of in-orbit targets. Design of optimal orbit and the number of calibration targets is investigated for providing frequent calibration opportunities needed for compensating array elements phase center movements as the array tracks a spacecraft. Array far-field focusing based on the near-filed in-orbit (low Earth orbit (LEO)) calibration targets is also presented and array gain degradation analysis based on the position error of the array elements and in-orbit targets has been carried out. It is shown that errors in the in-orbit targets positions significantly degrade the far-field array gain while the errors in array elements positions are not very important. Analysis of phase errors caused by thermal noise, system instability, and atmospheric effects show insignificant array gain degradation by these factors     

The Segmented Aperture Synthetic Aperture Radar (SASAR)

A new concept in synthetic aperture radar, called SASAR, which uses a segmented aperture, is described. Use of the segmented aperture allows appreciable extra receiving antenna gain to be realized. Each subarray of the receive antenna is equal in length to the transmit antenna; the system performance is increased approximately by a factor equal to the number of subarrays. To allow array combination of the subarray signal outputs requires a phase-shift factor (varying with azimuth) to be applied to each subarray signal. A digital implementation of this preprocessor is sketched out; it uses a push-down storage stack to store the range histories for a synthetic aperture from each subarray. Appropriate phase shifts are added to the stacks and a sum of stack values then provides the combined output range history sequence. Possibilities of using analog delay lines for preprocessing are also discussed. Pattern errors due to subarray size and receive array near field are examined and constraints are given.     

Harmonic Radar Systems for Near-Ground In-Foliage Nonlinear Scatterers

The radar transmission equation for a harmonic radar operating over a planar, finite dielectric Earth through foliage is derived for an interesting class of nonlinear scatterers. The received power can typically depend on range to the (-14) power for small objects near the ground. The maximum detection range of a ground-based system is related to all major system parameters: it is most sensitive to polarization, transmit antenna height, and transmit wavelength; moderately sensitive to transmit power and transmit antenna area; and least sensitive to receive antenna area, harmonic scattering cross section, and mode of data processing. For example, there is seen to be a best apportionment of total available aperture area into disjoint transmit and receive apertures which can be well approximated by the equal gain condition. Also, there is seen to be a critical path distance through foliage; at distances less than this, small wavelengths are desirable and, conversely, the upper transmit frequency limit may be set by nonlinear scatterer response. Airborne synthetic aperture radar systems are discussed and quantification of harmonic noise and effects of scatterer fluctuation are made. A useful phenomenological model of a nonlinear scatterer is given that is consistent with some observations and predicts a frequency dependence. Nonlinear scatterer effects on range resolution are discussed.     

卫星双向时间比对的设备时延标定方法

卫星双向时间比对的设备时延包含在伪码测距的测量值之中,精确标定设备时延是提升卫星双向时间比对精度的关键。针对卫星双向时间比对中的设备时延标定问题,提出了一种基于同源零基线测量的设备时延标定方法,将中国科学院国家授时中心的1套3.7m天线地面站和2套5m天线地面站并址安装,3套地面站同时进行卫星双向时间比对模式的观测,以此来标定3套地面站之间的设备时延相对值。试验结果表明,该方法可使设备时延标定的精度达到亚ns量级,能有效减小设备时延对卫星双向时间比对精度的影响,对于多个地面站站间时间比对具有一定的实际意义。     

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     

基于阵列天线的雷达导引头目标角位置模拟器

针对目前雷达导引头目标角位置模拟装备现状和发展趋势,分析利用阵列天线实现目标角度位置的原理,提出了一种基于阵列天线的雷达导引头目标角位置模拟器的设计方案,分析了工程实现所需要的关键技术,并提出了实现方案,包括天线阵设计、目标控制算法和误差特性、矢量调制技术和阵列校准技术。     

弹载天线旋转对接收信号多普勒偏差的影响

由弹体自旋产生的弹载天线的旋转是引起地面测控站多普勒测速误差的一个重要因素.根据线极化信号接收原理,对弹载天线旋转条件下接收的左旋和右旋信号多普勒偏差进行了理论推导和分析.分析结果表明：左/右旋接收信号将产生幅度相等、极性相反的多普勒偏差,多普勒偏差的均值与弹载天线旋转速率在数值上相等,多普勒偏差的方差随着目标视线与天线转轴之间夹角的增大而增大.为验证理论分析结果,开展了天线转台模拟实验,实验测量得到的多普勒偏差的均值和方差与理论分析结果基本一致.最后,根据理论分析和模拟实验结果,提出在实际任务中,可采用左旋和右旋多普勒偏差均值差的一半分别对左/右旋信号的多普勒进行补偿,以减小弹载天线旋转对测速精度的影响.     

Linear filtering approaches for phase calibration of airborne arrays

Phase calibration of a large fluctuating millimeter-wave airborne antenna array is considered. The technique exploits properties of the correlation of the measured voltages arising from clutter returns at adjacent or nearby element pairs. The proposed calibration algorithm trades smoothing of the observations to reduce random errors with the ability to track the time-varying calibration phase. Algorithm performance is considered for an arbitrary linear filter, which generalizes previous work on analogous pulse-pair problems, and the results are used to choose optimal filter parameters. Numerical results are provided for a field experiment employing a 32-element Ku-band antenna array     

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。