Design of a Ku-Band Monopulse Antenna with a Truncated Reflector and an Open-Ended Waveguide Feed
This paper presents a design for a monopulse reflector antenna with asymmetric beamwidths for radar applications at the Ku band. The proposed design features a rectangular waveguide monopulse feed and a truncated parabolic reflector. An array of four open-ended rectangular waveguides were employed t...
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| author | Ayodeji Matthew Monebi Chan-Soo Lee Bierng-Chearl Ahn Seong-Gon Choi |
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| description | This paper presents a design for a monopulse reflector antenna with asymmetric beamwidths for radar applications at the Ku band. The proposed design features a rectangular waveguide monopulse feed and a truncated parabolic reflector. An array of four open-ended rectangular waveguides were employed to realize a compact monopulse feed. The reflector is cut in the <i>H</i> plane of the feed producing a wider beam in the azimuth plane. This type of pattern is useful in applications such as projectile tracking and airport surveillance. The design parameters for optimum performances are chosen at all stages of the design. The design and analysis have been carried out using the commercial simulation tool CST Studio Suite 2022. The directivity of the sum, elevation difference and azimuth difference channels of the reflector antenna are 32.1, 28.1, and 26.4 dB at 14 GHz; 30.9, 29, and 27.3 dB at 15 GHz; 31.7, 29.6, and 27.6 dB at 16 GHz; 31.6, 29.9, and 27.8 dB at 17 GHz. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e77c604338214b94816488f38d61d7d72023-12-02T00:53:26ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202022-12-0123111810.3390/s23010118Design of a Ku-Band Monopulse Antenna with a Truncated Reflector and an Open-Ended Waveguide FeedAyodeji Matthew Monebi0Chan-Soo Lee1Bierng-Chearl Ahn2Seong-Gon Choi3School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of KoreaSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of KoreaSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of KoreaSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of KoreaThis paper presents a design for a monopulse reflector antenna with asymmetric beamwidths for radar applications at the Ku band. The proposed design features a rectangular waveguide monopulse feed and a truncated parabolic reflector. An array of four open-ended rectangular waveguides were employed to realize a compact monopulse feed. The reflector is cut in the <i>H</i> plane of the feed producing a wider beam in the azimuth plane. This type of pattern is useful in applications such as projectile tracking and airport surveillance. The design parameters for optimum performances are chosen at all stages of the design. The design and analysis have been carried out using the commercial simulation tool CST Studio Suite 2022. The directivity of the sum, elevation difference and azimuth difference channels of the reflector antenna are 32.1, 28.1, and 26.4 dB at 14 GHz; 30.9, 29, and 27.3 dB at 15 GHz; 31.7, 29.6, and 27.6 dB at 16 GHz; 31.6, 29.9, and 27.8 dB at 17 GHz.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/1/118monopulse antennatruncated parabolic reflectorsum and difference channels |
| spellingShingle | Ayodeji Matthew Monebi Chan-Soo Lee Bierng-Chearl Ahn Seong-Gon Choi Design of a Ku-Band Monopulse Antenna with a Truncated Reflector and an Open-Ended Waveguide Feed Sensors monopulse antenna truncated parabolic reflector sum and difference channels |
| title | Design of a Ku-Band Monopulse Antenna with a Truncated Reflector and an Open-Ended Waveguide Feed |
| title_full | Design of a Ku-Band Monopulse Antenna with a Truncated Reflector and an Open-Ended Waveguide Feed |
| title_fullStr | Design of a Ku-Band Monopulse Antenna with a Truncated Reflector and an Open-Ended Waveguide Feed |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of a Ku-Band Monopulse Antenna with a Truncated Reflector and an Open-Ended Waveguide Feed |
| title_short | Design of a Ku-Band Monopulse Antenna with a Truncated Reflector and an Open-Ended Waveguide Feed |
| title_sort | design of a ku band monopulse antenna with a truncated reflector and an open ended waveguide feed |
| topic | monopulse antenna truncated parabolic reflector sum and difference channels |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/1/118 |
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