GB1472893A - Directional antenna systems - Google Patents

Directional antenna systems

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GB1472893A
GB1472893A GB431374A GB431374A GB1472893A GB 1472893 A GB1472893 A GB 1472893A GB 431374 A GB431374 A GB 431374A GB 431374 A GB431374 A GB 431374A GB 1472893 A GB1472893 A GB 1472893A
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antennae
direction finding
signals
signal
antenna
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Priority to GB431374A priority Critical patent/GB1472893A/en
Priority to DE19742460624 priority patent/DE2460624C2/en
Priority to DK25875A priority patent/DK136563B/en
Priority to FR7502547A priority patent/FR2259452B1/fr
Priority to LU71736A priority patent/LU71736A1/xx
Priority to NL7501006A priority patent/NL171645C/en
Priority to IT1964975A priority patent/IT1031181B/en
Priority to IE16575A priority patent/IE40485B1/en
Priority to BE152909A priority patent/BE825015A/en
Publication of GB1472893A publication Critical patent/GB1472893A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q21/00—Antenna arrays or systems
    • H01Q21/06—Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart
    • 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
    • G01S13/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systems; Analogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
    • G01S13/02—Systems using reflection of radio waves, e.g. primary radar systems; Analogous systems
    • G01S13/06—Systems determining position data of a target
    • G01S13/42—Simultaneous measurement of distance and other co-ordinates
    • G01S13/44—Monopulse radar, i.e. simultaneous lobing
    • G01S13/4409—HF sub-systems particularly adapted therefor, e.g. circuits for signal combination
    • 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
    • G01S13/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systems; Analogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
    • G01S13/02—Systems using reflection of radio waves, e.g. primary radar systems; Analogous systems
    • G01S13/06—Systems determining position data of a target
    • G01S13/42—Simultaneous measurement of distance and other co-ordinates
    • G01S13/44—Monopulse radar, i.e. simultaneous lobing
    • G01S13/4481—Monopulse hybrid systems, e.g. conopulse
    • 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
    • G01S3/00—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received
    • G01S3/02—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received using radio waves
    • G01S3/14—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction
    • 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
    • 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

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Variable-Direction Aerials And Aerial Arrays (AREA)

Abstract

1472893 Antennae; direction finding A W RUDGE and H WUNNENBERG 27 Jan 1975 [30 Jan 1974] 4313/74 Headings H4A and H4D A directional antenna system comprises a plurality of direction finding antenna which may be integrated with a communications antenna on, e.g. a communications satellite, which is to be maintained in the optimum reception position, by a follow-up device which is controlled by the direction error signals produced by an analysis circuit connected to receive signals from the direction finding antennae, which comprise at least two offset parabolic reflector antennae arranged to produce a common direction finding beam. As described, a two axis direction finding system, Fig. 3, comprises primary radiators F1, F2, F3, F4 situated at the focus of respective reflectors R1, R2, R3, R4 which each comprise an offset portion of a paraboloid (having an apex, e.g. 51 in Fig. 1, not shown). Antennae A1, A2 and A3, A4 provide directional error signals on the y and x axes respectively. The directional error signals are analysed in the passive microwave circuit of Fig. 4 comprising hybrid coupler H1 connected to antennae A1, A2 to produce a phase error signal S#1,2 at its a2 output, hybrid coupler A2 connected to antennae A3, A4 producing the orthogonal phase error signal S#3,4, and hybrid coupler H3 which produces the sum signal S#1,2 3 4 from all the antennae A1-A4. These signals are used in a known follow up control system to maintain the direction finding antenna in the direction of maximum signal reception. In Fig. 5 an embodiment for use in a communications satellite comprises the four direction finding antennae F1-F4 and in addition a fixed antenna F5 having a large half power beam width for transmission of telemetry signals and reception of command signals, and is connected to its TX/RX device Sp/Ep, which is also used to provide a signal equivalent to the sum signal from the direction finding antennae. This signal r is fed to error signal analysis circuit ASE to serve as the sum signal with reference to the difference signals fed from outputs a2 of hybrid couplers A1 and A2. In this case the sum signal present at the output a1 of hybrid coupler H3 may therefore be coupled to the communications receiver/transmitter Sn/En whereby the direction finding antennae may together constitute the main communications antenna of the satellite. As the analysis circuit cannot directly recognize the sign of the input directional error signals variable phase shift devices P11, P22, P33, P44 are provided and are commutated by a pulse train T to produce a small known phase shift in the error signals whereby the sign thereof may be recognized in ASE.
GB431374A 1974-01-30 1974-01-30 Directional antenna systems Expired GB1472893A (en)

Priority Applications (9)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB431374A GB1472893A (en) 1974-01-30 1974-01-30 Directional antenna systems
DE19742460624 DE2460624C2 (en) 1974-01-30 1974-12-20 Directional antenna system with tracking device
DK25875A DK136563B (en) 1974-01-30 1975-01-27 Directional antenna system with accompanying device.
FR7502547A FR2259452B1 (en) 1974-01-30 1975-01-28
LU71736A LU71736A1 (en) 1974-01-30 1975-01-28
NL7501006A NL171645C (en) 1974-01-30 1975-01-28 DIRECTOR SYSTEM.
IT1964975A IT1031181B (en) 1974-01-30 1975-01-28 DIRECTIVE ANTENNAS SYSTEM WITH DIRECTION CORRECTOR DEVICE
IE16575A IE40485B1 (en) 1974-01-30 1975-01-28 Improvements in or relating to directional antenna systems
BE152909A BE825015A (en) 1974-01-30 1975-01-30 DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA SYSTEM INCLUDING A SLOWING DEVICE

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GB431374A GB1472893A (en) 1974-01-30 1974-01-30 Directional antenna systems

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GB1472893A true GB1472893A (en) 1977-05-11

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BE (1) BE825015A (en)
DE (1) DE2460624C2 (en)
FR (1) FR2259452B1 (en)
GB (1) GB1472893A (en)
IT (1) IT1031181B (en)
LU (1) LU71736A1 (en)

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2257568A (en) * 1991-06-07 1993-01-13 Gen Electric Spacecraft antenna pattern control system
CN107305245A (en) * 2016-04-20 2017-10-31 罗德施瓦兹两合股份有限公司 Directional aerial module

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US3680143A (en) * 1970-07-01 1972-07-25 Hughes Aircraft Co Shaped beam antenna

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2257568A (en) * 1991-06-07 1993-01-13 Gen Electric Spacecraft antenna pattern control system
GB2257568B (en) * 1991-06-07 1995-10-04 Gen Electric Spacecraft antenna pattern control system
CN107305245A (en) * 2016-04-20 2017-10-31 罗德施瓦兹两合股份有限公司 Directional aerial module
CN107305245B (en) * 2016-04-20 2023-12-22 罗德施瓦兹两合股份有限公司 Directional antenna module

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FR2259452A1 (en) 1975-08-22
DE2460624C2 (en) 1982-08-19
DE2460624A1 (en) 1975-09-25
IT1031181B (en) 1979-04-30
FR2259452B1 (en) 1982-10-29
BE825015A (en) 1975-07-30
LU71736A1 (en) 1976-08-19

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