Mutual Coupling-Based Calibration for the Horus Digital Phased Array Radar

被引:12
作者
Fulton, Caleb [1 ]
Kenworthy, Patrick [1 ]
Lujan, Javier [1 ]
Herndon, Matthew [1 ]
Garner, Skyler [1 ]
Thompson, Devin [1 ]
Yeary, Mark [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oklahoma, Adv Radar Res Ctr, Norman, OK 73019 USA
来源
2022 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PHASED ARRAY SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY (PAST) | 2022年
关键词
phased array radar; radar calibration; polarimetric radar; digital radar; weather radar;
D O I
10.1109/PAST49659.2022.9974962
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The development of the Horus digital polarimetric phased array radar at the University of Oklahoma is providing opportunities to explore and develop a number of element-level calibration and performance enhancement techniques. As digital phased arrays provide convenient mechanisms for in-situ mutual coupling measurements, the Horus engineering team has been leveraging them to iterate and improve on previously-reported algorithms that seek to align and monitor the performance of each element. Here, these algorithms and initial performance results are summarized.
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