Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sparse interferometric array for radio frequency azimuth direction finding
- Patent Title (中): 用于射频方位方向发现的稀疏干涉阵列
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Application No.: US12189263Application Date: 2008-08-11
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Publication No.: US07692586B2Publication Date: 2010-04-06
- Inventor: Sverre Nils Straatveit
- Applicant: Sverre Nils Straatveit
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agent John J. Karasek; Joslyn K Barritt
- Main IPC: G01S5/02
- IPC: G01S5/02

Abstract:
A sparsely populated array of antenna elements on a plane is provided such that the angle of arrival (AoA) measurement for a radiofrequency signal received by the array has high resolution and is non-ambiguous within a 360-degree azimuthal field of view. The array comprises a two-dimensional antenna array developed using fuzzy genetic logic based on specified criteria. In response to one specified set of criteria, the array comprises having a first large element formation combined with a second smaller element formation. The first large element formation supports high DF accuracy while the second smaller cluster facilitates ambiguity resolution.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100033377A1 Sparse Interferometric Array for Radio Frequency Azimuth Direction Finding Public/Granted day:2010-02-11
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