- Patent Title: Phased array antenna using stacked beams in elevation and azimuth
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Application No.: US14831146Application Date: 2015-08-20
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Publication No.: US10281571B2Publication Date: 2019-05-07
- Inventor: Eli Brookner , Thomas V. Sikina , Peter R. Drake , Yuchoi F. Lok , Jacqueline M. Bourgeois , Daniel F. Rypysc , Francis Hartwich , Yueh-Chi Chang , Leon Green
- Applicant: Raytheon Company
- Applicant Address: US MA Waltham
- Assignee: Raytheon Company
- Current Assignee: Raytheon Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Waltham
- Agency: Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP
- Main IPC: G01S7/02
- IPC: G01S7/02 ; H01Q3/02 ; H01Q3/22 ; H01Q3/38 ; G01S13/42 ; G01S13/91 ; G01S13/95 ; H01Q13/20

Abstract:
A radar system uses a rotating antenna array having rows that display dispersive properties while feeding multiple radiating elements. In some embodiments, the radiating elements are dual polarized. In at least one embodiment, beam spoiling may be used to generate an unfocused transmit beam that covers an entire elevation range of interest. Digital beam forming may be used during a receive mode to achieve a stack of narrow-width receive beams in elevation. Frequency scanning may also be used to achieve stacked beams in azimuth.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160054439A1 Phased Array Antenna Using Stacked Beams in Elevation and Azimuth Public/Granted day:2016-02-25
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