Beam forming network for feeding short wall slotted waveguide arrays
First Claim
1. A radar system comprising:
- six radiating waveguides located in a waveguide layer, each having a radiating waveguide input, wherein each radiating waveguide has a height and a width that are equal to that of each other radiating waveguide, wherein the radiating waveguides are aligned on a plane defined by a center of the width of the radiating waveguide and a length of the radiating waveguide, and wherein each radiating waveguide is coupled to at least one radiating element located in a radiating layer; and
a beamforming network located in the waveguide layer, wherein the beamforming network comprises;
a beamforming network input,six beamforming network outputs, wherein each beamforming network output is coupled to one of the radiating waveguide inputs,six phase-adjustment sections, wherein each of the phase-adjustment sections is coupled to a respective one of six cascade outputs,a cascaded set of dividers configured to split electromagnetic energy from the beamforming network input to the six phase-adjustment sections, wherein the cascade comprises;
a first level of the cascade configured to split the electromagnetic energy from the beamforming network input into two first-level beamforming waveguides,a second level of the cascade configured to split the electromagnetic energy from each of two first-level beamforming waveguides into two respective second-level beamforming waveguides for each respective first-level beamforming waveguide, wherein one of two respective second-level beamforming waveguides for each respective first-level beamforming waveguide is coupled to one of the phase-adjustment sections, anda third level of the cascade configured to split the electromagnetic energy from one of two respective second-level beamforming waveguides for each respective first-level beamforming waveguide into two respective third-level beamforming waveguides for each respective second-level beamforming waveguides, wherein each of the third-level beamforming waveguides is coupled to a respective one of the phase-adjustment sections.
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Abstract
An example method for a beamforming network for feeding short wall slotted waveguide arrays. The beamforming network may include six beamforming network outputs, where each beamforming network output is coupled to one of a set of waveguide inputs. Further, the beamforming network may include a cascaded set of dividers configured to split electromagnetic energy from a beamforming network input to the six phase-adjustment sections. The cascade may include a first level of the cascade configured to split the electromagnetic energy from the beamforming network input into two first-level beamforming waveguides, a second level configured to split the electromagnetic energy from each of two first-level beamforming waveguides into two respective second-level beamforming waveguides, and a third level of the cascade configured to split the electromagnetic energy from one of two respective second-level beamforming waveguides into two respective third-level beamforming waveguides.
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20 Claims
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1. A radar system comprising:
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six radiating waveguides located in a waveguide layer, each having a radiating waveguide input, wherein each radiating waveguide has a height and a width that are equal to that of each other radiating waveguide, wherein the radiating waveguides are aligned on a plane defined by a center of the width of the radiating waveguide and a length of the radiating waveguide, and wherein each radiating waveguide is coupled to at least one radiating element located in a radiating layer; and a beamforming network located in the waveguide layer, wherein the beamforming network comprises; a beamforming network input, six beamforming network outputs, wherein each beamforming network output is coupled to one of the radiating waveguide inputs, six phase-adjustment sections, wherein each of the phase-adjustment sections is coupled to a respective one of six cascade outputs, a cascaded set of dividers configured to split electromagnetic energy from the beamforming network input to the six phase-adjustment sections, wherein the cascade comprises; a first level of the cascade configured to split the electromagnetic energy from the beamforming network input into two first-level beamforming waveguides, a second level of the cascade configured to split the electromagnetic energy from each of two first-level beamforming waveguides into two respective second-level beamforming waveguides for each respective first-level beamforming waveguide, wherein one of two respective second-level beamforming waveguides for each respective first-level beamforming waveguide is coupled to one of the phase-adjustment sections, and a third level of the cascade configured to split the electromagnetic energy from one of two respective second-level beamforming waveguides for each respective first-level beamforming waveguide into two respective third-level beamforming waveguides for each respective second-level beamforming waveguides, wherein each of the third-level beamforming waveguides is coupled to a respective one of the phase-adjustment sections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of radiating electromagnetic energy comprising:
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receiving electromagnetic energy by a beamforming network input; splitting the received electromagnetic energy with a cascaded set of dividers to form six electromagnetic energy streams coupled into six phase-adjustment sections, wherein the splitting comprises; splitting the electromagnetic energy from the beamforming network input into two first-level beamforming waveguides by a first level of the cascade, splitting the electromagnetic energy from each of two first-level beamforming waveguides into two respective second-level beamforming waveguides for each respective first-level beamforming waveguide by a second level of the cascade, wherein one of two respective second-level beamforming waveguides for each respective first-level beamforming waveguide is coupled to one of the phase-adjustment sections, and splitting the electromagnetic energy from one of two respective second-level beamforming waveguides for each respective first-level beamforming waveguide into two respective third-level beamforming waveguides for each respective second-level beamforming waveguides by a third level of the cascade, wherein each of the third-level beamforming waveguides is coupled to a respective one of the phase-adjustment sections; adjusting the phase of each of the six electromagnetic energy streams by the six phase-adjustment sections to form six phase adjusted electromagnetic energy streams; coupling each of the six phase adjusted electromagnetic energy streams into a respective radiating waveguide of six radiating waveguides located in a waveguide layer, wherein each radiating waveguide is coupled to at least one radiating element located in a radiating layer; and for each radiating waveguide, radiating at least a portion of the phase adjusted electromagnetic energy stream by a radiating element. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A beamforming network located in a waveguide layer comprising:
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a beamforming network input, six beamforming network outputs, wherein each beamforming network output is coupled to a respective waveguide input of a set of waveguides, a cascaded set of dividers coupled to six phase-adjustment sections, where the cascade is configured to distribute electromagnetic energy from the beamforming network input to the six phase-adjustment sections based on a predetermined taper profile, wherein the cascade comprises; a first level of the cascade configured to approximately evenly split the electromagnetic energy from the beamforming network input into two first-level beamforming waveguides, a second level of the cascade configured to split the electromagnetic energy from each of two first-level beamforming waveguides into two respective second-level beamforming waveguides for each respective first-level beamforming waveguide, wherein one of two respective second-level beamforming waveguides for each respective first-level beamforming waveguide is coupled to one of the phase-adjustment sections, and a third level of the cascade configured to split the electromagnetic energy from one of two respective second-level beamforming waveguides for each respective first-level beamforming waveguide into two respective third-level beamforming waveguides for each respective second-level beamforming waveguides, wherein each of the third-level beamforming waveguides is coupled to a respective one of the phase-adjustment sections; and wherein each phase-adjustment section has a respective length that provides a respective phase offset for each waveguide. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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