METHOD FOR ORIENTING THE BEAM OF AN ELECTRONIC SCANNING ANTENNA, AND SENDING/RECEIVING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING SUCH A METHOD

摘要

An electronic scanning antenna composed of an array of radiating elements positioned in an initial geometric configuration at a reference temperature, geometric configuration models of the array as a function of the temperature having been set up beforehand, the orientation of the beam being carried out by: a first phase of measuring the temperature of the array in order to select a model corresponding to the measured temperature; a second phase of calculating the phases to be applied to the signals of the radiating elements, the phases to be applied depending on the selected model.

主权项

1. A method for orienting the beam of an electronic scanning antenna, said antenna being composed of an array of radiating elements positioned in an initial geometric configuration at a reference temperature, wherein, geometric configuration models of said array as a function of the temperature having been set up beforehand, the orientation of said beam is carried out by:
a first phase of measuring the temperature of said array in order to select a model corresponding to the measured temperature; a second phase of calculating the phases, depending on the direction of aiming, to be applied to the signals of the radiating elements for the selected model.