Systems for control and diagnosis of technical state of phased arrays

V. Usin; V. Markov; S. Pomazanov; A. Usina; A. Filonenko

doi:10.3103/S0735272711020051

Authors

V. Usin Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics, Ukraine
V. Markov Joint Stock Company Holding Company "Ukrspetstechnika", Ukraine
S. Pomazanov Antratsyt Technical School of Radioelectronic Instrument Engineering, Ukraine
A. Usina Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade, Ukraine
A. Filonenko Joint Stock Company Holding Company "Ukrspetstechnika", Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3103/S0735272711020051

Keywords:

phased array, calibration, amplitude and phase distribution

Abstract

There are considered questions of the calibration of phased arrays that take into account features, related to their hardware realization and conditions of exploitation. The main attention is paid to technical state diagnosis, procedures of calibration of phased array and to realization of amplitude and phase distribution on the aperture during exploitation. Technical characteristics of hardware and software built-in control system and calibration of phased arrays are considered. Examples of input systems of control signal, results of calibration and determination of phased arrays parameters in object conditions are presented here.

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