DESIGN OF A LOW SIDELOBE 4D PLANAR ARRAY INCLUDING MUTUAL COUPLING

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 103-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quanjiang Zhu ◽  
Shiwen Yang ◽  
Ruilin Yao ◽  
Zai-Ping Nie
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Coupling ◽  
Low Sidelobe ◽  
Planar Array

scholarly journals Thermos Array: Two-Dimensional Sparse Array with Reduced Mutual Coupling

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Sun ◽  
Minglei Yang ◽  
Baixiao Chen
Keyword(s):  
Closed Form ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Mutual Coupling ◽  
Doa Estimation ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Spatial Smoothing ◽  
Planar Arrays ◽  
Half Wavelength ◽  
Planar Array ◽  
Small Spacing

Sparse planar arrays, such as the billboard array, the open box array, and the two-dimensional nested array, have drawn lots of interest owing to their ability of two-dimensional angle estimation. Unfortunately, these arrays often suffer from mutual-coupling problems due to the large number of sensor pairs with small spacing d (usually equal to a half wavelength), which will degrade the performance of direction of arrival (DOA) estimation. Recently, the two-dimensional half-open box array and the hourglass array are proposed to reduce the mutual coupling. But both of them still have many sensor pairs with small spacing d, which implies that the reduction of mutual coupling is still limited. In this paper, we propose a new sparse planar array which has fewer number of sensor pairs with small spacing d. It is named as the thermos array because its shape seems like a thermos. Although the resulting difference coarray (DCA) of the thermos array is not hole-free, a large filled rectangular part in the DCA can be facilitated to perform spatial-smoothing-based DOA estimation. Moreover, it enjoys closed-form expressions for the sensor locations and the number of available degrees of freedom. Simulations show that the thermos array can achieve better DOA estimation performance than the hourglass array in the presence of mutual coupling, which indicates that our thermos array is more robust to the mutual-coupling array.

Analysis and design methods of planar array antennas with slotted waveguides taking into account mutual coupling

1989 ◽  
Vol 72 (10) ◽  
pp. 103-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshihiko Konishi ◽  
Hitoshi Mizutamari ◽  
Shin-Ichi Sato ◽  
Seiji Mano ◽  
Takashi Katagi
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Coupling ◽  
Design Methods ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Array Antennas ◽  
Planar Array

scholarly journals Thinning and Weighting of Planar/Conformal Arrays Considering Mutual Coupling Effects

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
You-Feng Cheng ◽  
Wei Shao ◽  
Ran Zhang ◽  
Xiao Ding ◽  
Meng-Xia Yu
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Coupling ◽  
Differential Evolution Algorithm ◽  
Far Field ◽  
Field Calculation ◽  
Sidelobe Suppression ◽  
Sparse Arrays ◽  
Low Sidelobe ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Element Pattern ◽  
Synthesis Approach

Based on an improved active element pattern (AEP) technique, a novel effective method for sidelobe suppression considering mutual coupling (MC) in planar and conformal sparse arrays is proposed in this paper. A thinning and weighting process that includes the thinning module, optimization module, and far-field calculation module is presented, and three key points, namely, the modified AEP modeling, far-field calculation of planar and conformal thinned arrays, and modified thinning strategy, are highlighted. As an effective optimization algorithm, the differential evolution algorithm (DEA) is adopted in order to achieve low sidelobe. Several numerical examples are shown to validate the consistency and effectiveness of the proposed synthesis approach. With the first use of the AEP technique for the synthesis of sparse arrays, the planar and conformal microstrip arrays with the desired array filling factor are studied to obtain the expected sidelobe level (SLL).

Mutual coupling compensation in small planar array antennas

1998 ◽  
Vol 145 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Darwood ◽  
P.N. Fletcher ◽  
G.S. Hilton
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Coupling ◽  
Array Antennas ◽  
Planar Array

Mutual coupling in a finite planar array of rectangular apertures

1987 ◽  
Vol 23 (21) ◽  
pp. 1169 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Kitchener ◽  
K. Raghavan ◽  
C.G. Parini
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Coupling ◽  
Planar Array
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