CA1031070A - Antenna array for aircraft guidance system - Google Patents

Antenna array for aircraft guidance system

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Publication number
CA1031070A
CA1031070A CA212,828A CA212828A CA1031070A CA 1031070 A CA1031070 A CA 1031070A CA 212828 A CA212828 A CA 212828A CA 1031070 A CA1031070 A CA 1031070A
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Prior art keywords
antenna array
guidance system
aircraft guidance
aircraft
antenna
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CA212,828A
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French (fr)
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CA212828S (en
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Warren Hundley
Michael A. Eovine
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Tull Aviation Corp
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Tull Aviation Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S1/00—Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters; Receivers co-operating therewith
    • G01S1/02—Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters; Receivers co-operating therewith using radio waves
    • G01S1/08—Systems for determining direction or position line
    • G01S1/14—Systems for determining direction or position line using amplitude comparison of signals transmitted simultaneously from antennas or antenna systems having differently oriented overlapping directivity-characteristics
    • G01S1/16—Azimuthal guidance systems, e.g. system for defining aircraft approach path, localiser system
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q13/00—Waveguide horns or mouths; Slot antennas; Leaky-waveguide antennas; Equivalent structures causing radiation along the transmission path of a guided wave
    • H01Q13/10—Resonant slot antennas
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q19/00—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic
    • H01Q19/10—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces
    • H01Q19/12—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces wherein the surfaces are concave
    • H01Q19/17—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces wherein the surfaces are concave the primary radiating source comprising two or more radiating elements
    • H01Q19/175—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces wherein the surfaces are concave the primary radiating source comprising two or more radiating elements arrayed along the focal line of a cylindrical focusing surface
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q25/00—Antennas or antenna systems providing at least two radiating patterns
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q3/00—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
    • H01Q3/22—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the orientation in accordance with variation of frequency of radiated wave

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Waveguide Aerials (AREA)
  • Aerials With Secondary Devices (AREA)
  • Variable-Direction Aerials And Aerial Arrays (AREA)
CA212,828A 1974-03-21 1974-11-01 Antenna array for aircraft guidance system Expired CA1031070A (en)

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US05/453,347 US3931624A (en) 1974-03-21 1974-03-21 Antenna array for aircraft guidance system

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CA1031070A true CA1031070A (en) 1978-05-09

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US (1) US3931624A (de)
JP (1) JPS50130341A (de)
BE (1) BE826286A (de)
CA (1) CA1031070A (de)
CH (1) CH579325A5 (de)
DE (1) DE2509923A1 (de)
FR (1) FR2265191A1 (de)
GB (1) GB1442976A (de)
IT (1) IT1034270B (de)
NL (1) NL7502645A (de)
SE (1) SE7503137L (de)

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US5087921A (en) * 1986-10-17 1992-02-11 Hughes Aircraft Company Array beam position control using compound slots
FR2719948B1 (fr) * 1994-05-10 1996-07-19 Dassault Electronique Antenne multi-faisceaux pour la réception de micro-ondes émanant de plusieurs satellites.
CA2157139A1 (en) * 1994-09-01 1996-03-02 Thomas C. Weakley Multiple beam antenna system for simultaneously receiving multiple satellite signals
US5659319A (en) * 1995-12-21 1997-08-19 Cardion, Inc. Method and apparatus for operating a surface detection surveillance radar using frequency agile pulse transmissions
US6107897A (en) * 1998-01-08 2000-08-22 E*Star, Inc. Orthogonal mode junction (OMJ) for use in antenna system
US6181293B1 (en) * 1998-01-08 2001-01-30 E*Star, Inc. Reflector based dielectric lens antenna system including bifocal lens
US20050243011A1 (en) * 2004-04-30 2005-11-03 Hollatz Keith V Protection device for a satellite signal receiving component
US7463191B2 (en) * 2004-06-17 2008-12-09 New Jersey Institute Of Technology Antenna beam steering and tracking techniques
US6965343B1 (en) * 2004-06-17 2005-11-15 The Aerospace Corporation System and method for antenna tracking
JP4978682B2 (ja) * 2009-10-27 2012-07-18 三菱電機株式会社 導波管スロットアレーアンテナ装置
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US3156917A (en) * 1960-02-22 1964-11-10 Marelli Lenkurt S P A Antenna reflector and feed with absorbers to reduce back radiation to feed
US3135959A (en) * 1960-03-24 1964-06-02 Decca Ltd Doppler antenna array employing multiple slotted waveguides with feed switching
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US3604010A (en) * 1969-01-30 1971-09-07 Singer General Precision Antenna array system for generating shaped beams for guidance during aircraft landing

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JPS50130341A (de) 1975-10-15
BE826286A (fr) 1975-06-30
GB1442976A (en) 1976-07-21
IT1034270B (it) 1979-09-10
CH579325A5 (de) 1976-08-31
AU7860675A (en) 1976-08-26
DE2509923A1 (de) 1975-09-25
FR2265191A1 (de) 1975-10-17
US3931624A (en) 1976-01-06
SE7503137L (de) 1975-09-22
NL7502645A (nl) 1975-09-23

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