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Phase-equivalent interferometer arrays

  • US 5,574,468 A
  • Filed: 04/20/1995
  • Issued: 11/12/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for modifying conventional linear and planar interferometer arrays for installation on a conformal surface, comprising the steps of:

  • designing a conventional linear or planar interferometer array,choosing a dispersed set of baselines on the basis of said conventional linear or planar array design and in accordance with the particular conformal surface installation,changing the value of phase measurement noise for the conventional linear or planar array design so that it is consistent with a value for said dispersed set of baselines, andgenerating a multiplicity of phase equivalent antenna locations from the specific antenna positions of the conventional design which consists, for a particular baseline a1 and arbitrary origin change a0, of the set of all antenna positions a0 and a1 on a line with Pluecker coordinates (dp d0 ×

    di) such that
    
    
    space="preserve" listing-type="equation">|a.sub.1 -a.sub.0 |-|d.sub.1 |.2.

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