Evaluation of Two Dimensional HF Adaptive Antenna Arrays

Abstract

The primary task was to modify an existing HF phased array facility in Hudson, Colorado so that data could be collected on a large two-dimensional array in a format suitable for use for adaptive processing. The principal modifications included the construction of a 32 element cross array of vertical monopoles and the addition of quadrature outputs to the existing 32-channel receiver and data acquisition system. Additional tasks included the development of software (for controlling the data collection system, for processing and displaying the field data, for producing simulated field tapes for specific array geometries and model environments), data collection under a variety of conditions, and analysis (numerical simulations to guide the design of the antenna array and data reduction to evaluate the performance improvement obtained through adaptive processing).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA001088

Entities

People

  • G. D. Thome
  • H. R. Alexander
  • R. L. St. Germain

Organizations

  • RTX

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Antenna Arrays
  • Arrays
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Reduction
  • Databases
  • Doppler Effect
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Information Processing
  • Phased Arrays
  • Plane Waves
  • Radar
  • Scattering
  • Simulations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.