Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Monopulse angle determination
- Patent Title (中): 单脉冲角度测定
-
Application No.: US12696248Application Date: 2010-01-29
-
Publication No.: US08269665B1Publication Date: 2012-09-18
- Inventor: Harry Urkowitz , Robert A. Postell , Robert E. Lefferts
- Applicant: Harry Urkowitz , Robert A. Postell , Robert E. Lefferts
- Applicant Address: US MD Bethesda
- Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Bethesda
- Agency: Howard IP Law Group, P.C.
- Main IPC: G01S13/08
- IPC: G01S13/08 ; G01S13/00

Abstract:
Modern tactical radars frequently use phase shifters to electronically specify or steer the spatial position of the antenna beam without requiring mechanical motion of the antenna. These phase shifters can only be set correctly for a specific frequency. If a waveform is transmitted through the antenna which consists of multiple segments which differ in frequency or modulation from that frequency used to steer the position of the beam, errors are introduced into the monopulse measurement. These monopulse errors are reduced or eliminated by correction factors. The monopulse errors are corrected by pre-computed factors or terms which result from the differences in frequency and modulation used in the waveform from the frequency used to steer or position the beam. Correction is also provided for radar altitude. These correction factors are easily pre-computed and applied only when needed to minimize the computational requirements.
Information query