Troposcatter Antenna Positioner

Abstract

This report covers results of a contract to provide for a rapid and accurate alignment procedure of troposcatter antennas. An experimental model embodying a microprocessor based computation routine at the receive antenna and a stable transmitted frequency allows for alignment of antennas along the great circle path. The test data shows that an alignment accuracy of better than plus or minus 1/3 degree or approximately plus or minus 1/10 of a beamwidth could be accomplished in approximately 10 minutes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA091778

Entities

People

  • A. B. Fontaine
  • W. P. Birkemeier

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Circuit Boards
  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Detectors
  • Doppler Effect
  • Frequency Synthesizers
  • Geometry
  • Measurement
  • Oscillators
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Power Supplies
  • Printed Circuits
  • Probability
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering