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Static beamforming method of frequency diverse array

XU Yanhong1;SHI Xiaowei1;WEN Jun2   

  1. (1. Science and Technology on Antenna and Microwave Lab., Xidian Univ., Xi'an  710071, China;
    2. School of Computer & Electronic Information, Guangxi Univ., Nanning  530004, China)
  • Received:2015-09-01 Online:2016-10-20 Published:2016-12-02
  • Contact: XU Yanhong E-mail:yanhongxuxidian@163.com

Abstract:

Focused on the time-varying property of the transmit beampattern of the frequency diverse array, a static transmit beamforming method is proposed to control the beampattern of the pulsed frequency diverse array, and the characteristics of its radiating pattern are studied. With a tiny progressive incremental frequency shift applied between the adjacent antenna elements, a range-angle dependent radiating pattern is achieved. Compared with the conventional phased array, the frequency diverse array is low in price and small in complexity without the use of phase shifters, which enables it to be suitable for the miniaturization design of an array antenna. Moreover, its range-angle dependent characteristic significantly enhances the flexibility of antenna beam scanning. Simulation experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Key words: frequency diverse array, pulse configuration, radiation pattern, beam scanning, range-angle dependent