Deterministic Constrained Synthesis Technique for Conformal Aperiodic Linear Antenna Arrays - Part II: Applications

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 2019. Vol. 67. No. 9. P. 5962–5973.

Stukach O.

The aim of this paper is to illustrate the application
of the antenna placement methodology introduced in Part I
for the deterministic synthesis of general conformal aperiodic
arrays subject to multiple concurrent design constraints on the
relevant layout and excitation tapering, as it is typically the
case in satellite communications and radar applications. Antenna
mutual coupling is not considered in the developed methodology;
hence, to assess the sensitivity of the design procedure to such
nonideality, a dedicated investigation has been conducted using
rigorous full-wave electromagnetic modeling and experimental
measurements collected on physical prototypes. The obtained
results demonstrate the effectiveness and versatility of the proposed
array synthesis approach, even in operative scenarios in
which a significant deviation from the desired antenna operation
is observed.

Keywords: антенна, antennas