A kind of high integration, inexpensive Connectors for Active Phased Array Radar radio-frequency front-end
Technical field
The present invention relates to phased array technology fields, and in particular to a kind of high integration, inexpensive active phased array thunder
Up to radio-frequency front-end.
Background technique
Phased-array radar can change beam direction by automatically controlled mode and be scanned, with tradition machinery scanning radar phase
The advantages such as, data transfer rate high, target capacity big, strong antijamming capability more flexible than with beam position.Phased-array radar can be divided into nothing
Source phased-array radar and Connectors for Active Phased Array Radar, compared with inactive phased array, each component of active phased array can be independent
Transceiving electromagnetic wave has superior technical performance and better development prospect, is the weight of the following phased array technology development
Want trend.
In the radio-frequency front-end system of conventional active phased-array radar, the modules such as antenna, transmitting-receiving subassembly self-contained in structure
Integrally, respectively discrete, connection electrically is realized by interconnection elements such as cable, connectors, causes system structure many and diverse,
Volume, weight, power consumption are all difficult to be controlled, the cost of radar system also with array scale increase and sharply mention
It rises.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of high integration, inexpensive Connectors for Active Phased Array Radar radio-frequency front-end.
The technical solution for realizing the aim of the invention is as follows: a kind of high integration, inexpensive Connectors for Active Phased Array Radar radio frequency
Front end uses microwave multilayer printed circuit board for carrier, integrated array antenna, transmitting-receiving subassembly, the lower change simultaneously on monolithic board
Frequency device, corrective network and digital control module, array antenna are penetrated for receiving and emitting radiofrequency signal, transmitting-receiving subassembly for receiving and dispatching
Amplification, phase shift, decaying and the transmitting-receiving of frequency signal, the switching of correction mode, low-converter are used for the down coversion to echo-signal
It receives, corrective network is used to carry out each transceiver channel the correction of phase error, and digital control module is for each in completion system
The control of grade amplifier, switch and phase shifter;The transmitting-receiving subassembly includes multichannel transceiver channel, power splitter and public branch all the way
Road, the common branch constitute series and parallel structure by 4 electronic switches, by the switchable state radio-frequency front-end for controlling each switch
It works in emission mode, reception pattern, transmitting correction mode and receives correction mode.
Compared with prior art, the invention has the benefit that the present invention is using before integrated active phased array radio frequency
Implementation is held, using monolithic printed circuit board as support plate, antenna integrated simultaneously on a printed circuit board, feeding network, power supply point
Distribution network and digital control network, the transmitting of monolith board collection big signal, small signal receive, digital phase shift and power management function with
One, eliminates a large amount of connectors, radio-frequency cable and mechanical support structure, structure is simple, significantly reduces processing complexity, subtracts
The small volume and weight of phased-array radar radio-frequency front-end, reduces system cost.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is high integration of the present invention, inexpensive Connectors for Active Phased Array Radar structure of radio-frequency front end schematic diagram.
Specific embodiment
As shown in Figure 1, a kind of high integration, inexpensive Connectors for Active Phased Array Radar radio-frequency front-end, multilayered printed using microwave
Circuit board is carrier, integrated array antenna, transmitting-receiving subassembly, low-converter, corrective network and the number control simultaneously on monolithic board
Molding block, array antenna are used for the amplification of transceiving radio frequency signal, phase shift, decline for receiving and emitting radiofrequency signal, transmitting-receiving subassembly
Subtract and receive and dispatch, the switching of correction mode, low-converter is used to receive the down coversion of echo-signal, and corrective network is used for each
Transceiver channel carries out the correction of phase error, and digital control module is for amplifier, switch and phase shifters at different levels in completion system
Control;
The transmitting-receiving subassembly includes multichannel transceiver channel, power splitter and common branch all the way, and the common branch is by 4 electricity
Sub switch constitutes series and parallel structure, and the switchable state radio-frequency front-end by controlling each switch works in emission mode, receives mould
Formula, transmitting correction mode and reception correction mode.
The array antenna is made of printed antenna and antenna-reflected plate.
Every road transceiver channel includes a transmitting branch, a receiving branch, two electronic switches and a digital phase shift
Device, transmitting branch include sequentially connected amplifier, matching attenuation and intermediate power amplifier;Receiving branch input to output end according to
Secondary connection first order low-noise amplifier, matching attenuation, switch and second level low-noise amplifier, digital phase shifter use 6bit
Digital phase shifter HMC649PL64E carries out phase shift to radio-frequency receiving-transmitting signal.
The power splitter uses Wilkinson microstrip line power splitter.
The low-converter includes that image frequency inhibits frequency mixer, electric bridge, automatic gain controller, attenuator, two-stage to put
Big device and bandpass filter, are sequentially connected image-reject mixer, electric bridge, first order bandpass filtering from input terminal to output end
Device, first order amplifier, automatic gain controller, attenuator, second level amplifier and second level bandpass filter.
The corrective network includes coupler and power splitter, and coupler is set near each feeder, power splitter side
Port connects each coupler, and a side ports connect common branch.
Digital control module uses fpga chip XC3S50AN.
The present invention uses integrated design scheme, and structure is simple, more light, before significantly reducing phased-array radar radio frequency
The volume and weight at end provides effective way for the cost effective and small light of phased-array radar.
The following describes the present invention in detail with reference to examples.
Embodiment
The present embodiment provides a kind of high integration, inexpensive Connectors for Active Phased Array Radar radio-frequency front-end, print electricity using monolithic
Road plate is realized.Referring to Fig.1, entire radio-frequency front-end includes aerial array 1, transmitting-receiving subassembly 2, low-converter 3,4 sum number of corrective network
Word control module 5.Monolith board integrates big signal transmitting, the reception of small signal, digital phase shift and power management function.
Aerial array 1 is made of printed antenna, and assembles aluminum antenna-reflected plate in array rear end, to reflect focused antenna
Signal and the electromagnetic wave for stopping shielding opposite direction.
Transmitting-receiving subassembly 2 is by multichannel transceiver channel, power splitter and all the way common branch is constituted.Every road transceiver channel includes one
A transmitting branch, a receiving branch, two electronic switches and a digital phase shifter.Transmitting branch includes sequentially connected puts
Big device, matching attenuation and intermediate power amplifier;Receiving branch input to output end be sequentially connected first order low-noise amplifier,
With decaying, switch and second level low-noise amplifier;Digital phase shifter uses 6bit digital phase shifter HMC649PL64E, to penetrating
Frequency receiving and transmitting signal carries out phase shift, realizes the Beam synthesis function of phased array antenna.
Since the differential loss in transceiver channel due to digital phase shifter is larger, for the noise coefficient for guaranteeing receiving channel, every road
Two-stage low-noise amplifier is devised in transmitting branch, amplifier gain is improved, the noise coefficient of receiving channel is effectively reduced.
In addition, using the intermediate power amplifier HMC407MS8G of Hittite company, tool in transmitting branch to guarantee transmission power
There is good power conversion ratio.
Power splitter in transmitting-receiving subassembly 2 using two power splitter of Wilkinson equal part through multi-stage cascade realize one point of road N etc.
Power distribution, the network is in design in conjunction with the device layout of entire radio-frequency front-end and signal routing to port position and transmission road
Diameter carries out unified planning, it is ensured that the phase equalization of each interchannel.
Common branch in transmitting-receiving subassembly 2 is connected and composed by four electronic switch HMC536MS8GE, using series and parallel structure
Interconnection.Wherein, cascaded structure is responsible for the selection of signal path, and parallel-connection structure main function is improved between sending and receiving and correction channel
Isolation.Switchable state radio-frequency front-end by controlling each switch works in emission mode, reception pattern, transmitting straightening die
Formula and reception correction mode.
The concrete mode that common branch carries out pattern switching is as follows:
The access of gating switch W4 to switch W3 closes remaining access, and pumping signal is by switch W4 and switch W3 input hair
Branch is penetrated, front end works in emission mode at this time.The access of gating switch W3 to W2, closes remaining access, and receiving branch receives
Echo-signal through switch W3 and switch W2 input low-converter 3, front end works in reception pattern at this time.Gating switch W4 is to opening
The access of W3 and the access of switch W1 to W2 are closed, closes remaining access, pumping signal is by switch W4 and switch W3 input transmitting
Branch inputs low-converter 3 through switch W1 and switch W2 further through corrective network, and front end works in transmitting correction mode at this time.
The access of gating switch W4 to W1 and the access of switch W3 to W2, close remaining access, pumping signal is by switch W4 and switch
After W1 inputs corrective network, by inputting low-converter 3 through switch W3 and switch W2 by receiving branch, front end, which works in, at this time is connect
Receive correction mode.
3 input to output end of low-converter is sequentially connected image-reject mixer, electric bridge, first order bandpass filter,
First stage amplifier, automatic gain controller, fixed attenuation, second level amplifier and second level bandpass filter.
Corrective network 4 includes coupler and power splitter.Coupler is set near each feeder, one side ports of power splitter
Each coupler is connected, a side ports connect common branch, and each access uses isometric design, to guarantee that the phase between each access is consistent
Property.
The working principle of corrective network 4 is as follows:
Reception timing is carried out, gate pumping signal in common branch simultaneously to the access of corrective network 4 and receives branch
Road to low-converter 3 access.Pumping signal road is inputted in corrective network 4, function point to each coupler, and by coupler by portion
Divide in energy coupling to each feeder.Meanwhile the first via receiving channel in transmitting-receiving subassembly is opened, and close remaining and receive and lead to
Road receives and acquires the pumping signal being coupled on feeder.Remaining receiving channel is successively opened, is repeated the above steps.Meter
The phase difference between each receiving channel and first via receiving channel received signal is calculated, the correction coefficient of each receiving channel is obtained.
Transmitting timing is carried out, gates the access and corrective network of pumping signal to transmitting branch in common branch simultaneously
4 to low-converter 3 access.First via transmission channel is opened, pumping signal is inputted into transmission channel.Meanwhile pumping signal passes through
Feeder coupling unit energy is inputted after common branch by power splitter to coupler and is received and acquired by system.Successively beat
Remaining transmission channel is opened, is repeated the above steps.Calculate the signal of each road transmission channel and the phase between first via transmission channel signal
Potential difference obtains the correction coefficient of each transmission channel.
Digital control module 5 includes fpga chip XC3S50AN, is realized to amplifiers at different levels in circuit, electronic switch sum number
The control of word phase shifter.