MOSAIC RADAR STUDY PROGRAM.

Abstract

The design of a radically new type of missle borne radar system, called a mosaic radar, which will be superior to existing scanning radar systems in information gathering the data proc essing is presented. The mosaic radar is a fixed, multibeam, Luneberg lens antenna with 76 C-band feed elements in an array on the back sur face of the lens. The angular position and dimensions of the array are equal to but dia metrically opposite the sector of space from which it receives energy. The design of the antenna will give the mosaic radar simultaneous and continuous reception of energy from a wide field of view. An investigation of the electro- gnetic properties of the antenna and methods for extracting the energy from it is reported. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0410990

Entities

People

  • W.h. Kummer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antennas
  • C Band
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Lens Antennas
  • Luneberg Lens Antennas
  • Microwave Antennas
  • Radar
  • Scanning

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

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Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects