A Cupola-Shaped Multimode Multiport Antenna for Aerial Direction Finding
- verfasst von
- Lukas Grundmann, Marc Gerlach, Wolfgang Schafer, Dirk Manteuffel
- Abstract
A multimode multiport antenna (M3 PA), constisting of a single conducting structure, is proposed for use with the airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS). Its cupola -shaped surface is selected from a set of aerodynamically suitable and symmetric structures. The selection is based on a presented statistical evaluation procedure for direction-finding (DF) antennas and algorithms, which predicts the root mean square error (RMSE) of the estimation using characteristic modes (CMs). A demonstrator antenna and feed network is manufactured and its three ports are measured in an anechoic chamber. The results match the intended far-fields of an electric monopole and two magnetic dipoles. The presented flight test results show that the antenna is capable of unambiguous DF across the desired angular range in a real world environment.
- Organisationseinheit(en)
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Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik und Funksysteme
- Externe Organisation(en)
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f.u.n.k.e. AVIONICS GmbH
- Typ
- Artikel
- Journal
- IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
- ISSN
- 1536-1225
- Publikationsdatum
- 2024
- Publikationsstatus
- Elektronisch veröffentlicht (E-Pub)
- Peer-reviewed
- Ja
- ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
- Elektrotechnik und Elektronik
- Elektronische Version(en)
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https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2409.14958 (Zugang:
Offen)
https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2024.3519709 (Zugang: Geschlossen)
