EP0227910A2 - Circuit de formation de faisceau pour un réseau circulaire alimenté par matrice de Butler - Google Patents

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EP0227910A2
EP0227910A2 EP86115004A EP86115004A EP0227910A2 EP 0227910 A2 EP0227910 A2 EP 0227910A2 EP 86115004 A EP86115004 A EP 86115004A EP 86115004 A EP86115004 A EP 86115004A EP 0227910 A2 EP0227910 A2 EP 0227910A2
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01P—WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE
    • H01P5/00—Coupling devices of the waveguide type
    • H01P5/12—Coupling devices having more than two ports
    • H01P5/16—Conjugate devices, i.e. devices having at least one port decoupled from one other port
    • H01P5/19—Conjugate devices, i.e. devices having at least one port decoupled from one other port of the junction type
    • H01P5/22—Hybrid ring junctions
    • H01P5/222—180° rat race hybrid rings
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q25/00—Antennas or antenna systems providing at least two radiating patterns
    • H01Q25/02—Antennas or antenna systems providing at least two radiating patterns providing sum and difference 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
    • H01Q3/26—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 relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
    • H01Q3/30—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 relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array
    • H01Q3/34—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 relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array by electrical means
    • H01Q3/40—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 relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array by electrical means with phasing matrix

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  • This invention relates to antennas and more particularly to a beam forming network for an antenna.
  • a sum and difference pattern is required for measuring the position of an aircraft within a 22.5° sector.
  • Aircraft within a sector to be interrogated receives a Pl and P3 pulse of a greater amplitude than a P2 pulse which occurs in between the Pl and P3 pulses.
  • the amplitude of the P2 pulse is attenuated in the desired sector by utilizing a difference pattern having its null pointed in the desired sector with the amplitude of the P2 pulse in all other directions exceeding the amplitude of the P1 and P3 pulses outside the desired interrogated sector.
  • a beam forming network is described in Fig. 7 for generating a sum and difference pattern.
  • the beam forming network is shown coupled to a circular array antenna through a Butler matrix.
  • Fig. 2 '192 shows that a difference pattern formed by the beam forming network of Fig. 7 is formed by subtracting a sum pattern from an omnidirectional pattern to form a cardioid which in turn was added to a difference pattern to form a difference pattern with omnidirectional sidelobes.
  • An apparatus and method for generating a difference beam in a first direction with an omnidirectional sidelobe in other directions comprising the steps of generating a difference beam having a maximum attenuation in a first and second direction substantially at 180° apart in a predetermined plane of radiation and generating a sum beam in said second direction having a predetermined amplitude whereby the maximum attenuation in the second direction is reduced.
  • beam forming network 10 for generating signals which may subsequently be coupled to antenna elements resulting in generating a difference beam in a first direction with an omnidirectional sidelobe in other directions.
  • Beam forming network 10 may also generate a sum beam.
  • Beam forming network 10 may receive microwave energy over line 14 for generating a sum beam pattern and may receive microwave energy over line 16 for generating a difference beam pattern with omnidirectional sidelobes.
  • Line 14 is coupled to a first input of hybrid 18.
  • hybrid 18 functions to provide an in phase output on lines 19 and 20 with an amplitude attenuation of -3 dB on each line.
  • Line 19 is coupled though directional coupler 22 to output terminal 23.
  • Line 20 is coupled to the first input of hybrid 24.
  • Hybrid 24 functions to receive microwave energy on line 20 and to provide an output on lines 25 and 26 which are in phase and attenuated by -3 dB.
  • Lines 25 and 26 are coupled to output terminals 37 and 38, respectively.
  • Line 20 is also coupled through directional coupler 28 which functions to couple a portion of the signal on line 20 with a predetermined amplitude such as -10.5 dB onto line 29.
  • Directional coupler 28 may have line 29 terminated by resistor 30.
  • Line 29 is coupled to a first input of hybrid 32.
  • Hybrid 32 functions to receive microwave energy on line 29 and to provide an output on lines 33 and 34, which are in phase and attenuated by -3 dB.
  • Lines 33 and 34 are coupled to output terminals 35 and 36.
  • Directional coupler 22 functions to couple a predetermined portion of microwave energy on line 19, such as for example, -6.9 dB, to line 40.
  • Directional coupler 22 may have one end of line 40 terminated by resistor 41.
  • Line 40 is coupled to a first input of hybrid 42.
  • Hybrid 42 functions to receive microwave energy on line 40 and to provide an output on lines 43 and 44, which are in phase and attenuated by -3 dB.
  • Lines 43 and 44 are coupled to output terminals 45 and 46, respectively.
  • Line 16 is coupled to directional coupler 48, which functions to couple a portion nf the microwave energy on line 16, such as an amplitude of -15.7 dB to line 49.
  • Directional coupler 48 has one end of line 49 terminated by resistor 50.
  • Line 49 is coupled to a second input of hybrid 18.
  • Hybrid 18 functions to divide the microwave energy on line 49 to line 19, which is in phase and attenuated by -3 dB and to line 20, which is 180° out of phase and attenuated by -3 dB.
  • Line 16 further passes through directional couplers 52 and 54 to a second input of hybrid 24.
  • Directional coupler 52 functions to couple a portion of the microwave energy on line 16, such as -11.3 dB, onto line 53.
  • Line 53 is coupled to a second input of hybrid 32.
  • Hybrid 32 functions to divide the microwave energy on line 53 to line 33, which is in phase and attenuated by -3 dB and to line 34, which is 180° out of phase and attenuated by -3dB.
  • Directional coupler 52 has resistor 55 coupled to one end of line 53 for terminating it.
  • Directional coupler 54 has resistor 56 coupled to one end of line 57 for terminating it.
  • Directional coupler 54 functions to couple a portion of the microwave energy on line 16 such as -7.4 dB to a second input of hybrid 42.
  • Hybrid 42 functions to provide an output on line 43, which is in phase and attenuated by -3 dB and an output on line 44, which is 180° out of phase and attenuated by -3 dB.
  • Hybrid couplers 18, 24, 42, and 32 may be, for example, implemented with folded magic tees.
  • Fig. 7 shows one embodiment of hybrid 18 with folded magic tees, wherein the first input, such as line 14 of hybrid 18, corresponds to the E input.
  • the second input, such as line 49, corresponds to the ⁇ input of a folded magic tee.
  • the first output on line 19 corresponds to the ⁇ ' output of a folded magic tee and the second output on line 20 corresponds to the ⁇ ' output of a folded magic tee.
  • An input signal to the E port of a folded magic tee provides a -90° phase delay with a -3 dB output at the ⁇ ' port and at the ⁇ ' port; and an input signal to the A port provides a -90° phase delay with a -3 dB output at the ⁇ ' port and a -270° phase delay with a -3 dB output at the ⁇ ' port.
  • the -270° phase delay is provided by a folded line length in the folded magic tee.
  • the folded magic tees are smaller in size than the circular 1.5 wavelength diameter rat race of the prior art from which the folded magic tees were derived.
  • the folded magic tee may be constructed by providing a conductor or line length 135 of 90° of the design wavelength on printed circuit board 136 from the ⁇ port to the ⁇ ' port, a 90° line length 137 from the ⁇ ' port to the A port, a 270° line length 138 from the ⁇ port to the ⁇ ' port, and a 90° line length 139 from the A port to the ⁇ port.
  • a block diagram is shown of beam forming network 10 coupled to a circular antenna array 60 through phase shifters 63-69 and Butler matrix 62.
  • Output terminals 23, 37, 45, 35, 36, 46, and 38 of beam forming network 10 are coupled over lines 70 through 76, respectively, to an input of phase shifters 63 through 69.
  • An output of phase shifters 63 through 69 is coupled over lines 77 through 83, respectively, to respective inputs of Butler matrix 62.
  • An eighth input to Butler matrix 62 is terminated by resistor 85 coupled to line 84.
  • Butler matrix 62 has eight outputs on lines 91 through 98, which are coupled to antenna elements 101 through 108, respectively, of circular antenna array 60.
  • Antenna elements 101 through 108 may be evenly positioned about a circle having a center 130 and a diameter of 26.67 cm (10.5") shown by arrow 99 in Fig. 2.
  • Butler matrix 62 functions to convert or transform the input signals on lines 77 through 84 which are suitable for a linear antenna to a circular antenna array 60 to provide the same resultant antenna pattern.
  • the sum and difference patterns from beam forming network 10 may be steered by steering electronics 110, which has digital steering command input on line 111 and an output on line 112, which functions to control phase shifters 63 through 69.
  • the terms sum pattern, difference pattern, sum beam and difference beam as used herein relate to antenna patterns suitable for use in monopulse radar direction finding.
  • Reference line 131 is in the plane of circular antenna array 60 and passes through center 130.
  • Reference line 132 is also in the plane of circular antenna array 60 and at an angle ⁇ shown by arrow 133 in Fig. 2 with respect to reference line 131.
  • the position of reference line 131 may be considered at 0°.
  • the angle ⁇ may represent an angle of radiation from circular antenna array 60.
  • phase shifters 63-69 function to provide focusing to the antenna pattern radiated from circular antenna array 60 and steering of the antenna pattern.
  • the phases provided in Table II are suitable for coupling to a linear array of evenly spaced elements positioned transverse to the direction of radiation.
  • the ordinate represents power in decibels and the abscissa represents polar angle in degrees.
  • Curve 114 shows the sum beam and curves.115 through 118 show the sidelobe patterns.
  • microwave energy When microwave energy is coupled to line 49, the microwave energy is distributed to microwave output terminals 23, 37, 45, 35, 36, 46 and 38 having an amplitude and phase as shown in Table II.
  • Fig. 4 the ordinate represents power in decibels and the abscissa represents polar angle in degrees.
  • the sum beam steered 180° is the result of coupling microwave energy from line 16 over line 49 to the second input of hybrid 18 as shown in Fig. 1.
  • curve 114 has been shifted 180° causing one half of curve 114 to appear on the left side of Fig. 4 and the other half of curve 114 to appear on the right side of Fig. 4 and curves 115 and 118 are joined together at 0°.
  • curves 114, 115, and 118 are attenuated.
  • Curves 116 and 117, shown in Fig. 3 are attenuated below -48 dB and therefore, are not shown in Fig. 4.
  • Fig. 5 is a graph of the difference pattern from circular antenna array 60 generated by beam forming network 10 shown in Figs. 1 and 2.
  • Curve 120 shows the difference pattern with curve portion 121 showing the desired deep attenuation notch of the difference pattern, while curve portions 122 and 123 show undesired deep attenuation 180° removed from curved portion 121.
  • Fig. 6 is a graph of the pattern from circular antenna array 60 generated by beam forming network 10 shown in Figs. 1 and 2 when microwave energy is coupled over lines 16, 49, 53 and 57.
  • the ordinate represents power in decibels and the abscissa represents polar angle in degrees.
  • Curve 125 shows an omnidirectional pattern with a difference pattern shown by curve portion 126.
  • Fig. 6 is a composite or the addition of the curves shown in Figs. 4 and 5 resulting from microwave energy on lines 16, 49, 53 and 57 of beam forming network 10.
  • an omnidirectional pattern is generated in the region from -120° to -180° and from +120° to +180° having an amplitude and a range of -11 dB to -14 dB.
  • the pattern may be steered to a predetermined angle fl by adjusting phase shifters 63-69.
  • phase shifters 63-69 For example, to steer the pattern in Figs. 3-6 by 5° the following phase adjustments are made to phase shifters 63-69.
  • Phase shifters 63-69 have the following phase shifts added to the phase shifts shown in Table IV for ⁇ equal to 0°: 0, 5, 10, 15, -15, -10, and -5 degrees, respectively.
  • Table IV shows the phase shifts for ⁇ equal to 5°.
  • the invention describes an apparatus and method for generating a difference beam in a first direction with an omnidirectional sidelobe in other directions comprising the steps of generating a difference beam having maximum attenuation in the first and second directions substantially 180° apart in a predetermined plane of radiation and generating a sum beam in the second direction having a predetermined amplitude, whereby the maximum attenuation in the second direction is reduced to provide an omnidirectional pattern in directions away from the desired difference beam from 120° to 240°.

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