Cylindrical polarimetric phased array radar
First Claim
1. A method of collecting data using a polarimetric phased array antenna, the method comprising:
- directing electromagnetic signals to one or more selected panels of an array of panels so as to transmit and commutating scan a dual H and V polarized electromagnetic beam, wherein said dual H and V polarized electromagnetic beam (1) has the same beam width in all azimuth directions and (2) maintains cross-polarization isolation via orthogonal dual-polarizations in all beam pointing directions, the array of panels comprising a plurality of antennas, wherein each antenna comprises a horizontally (H) polarized array element and a vertically (V) polarized array element arranged to form two orthogonally polarized horizontal and vertical radiating fields which together form the dual H and V polarized electromagnetic beam, wherein the array of panels is arranged so as to form a substantially cylindrical configuration on a support system; and
receiving reflection signals sensed by the one or more selected panels formed by scattering of said dual H and V polarized electromagnetic beam, wherein said reflection signals have a reflection frequency spectrum configured to be processed into an electronic radar output.
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Abstract
A method of collecting data using a polarimetric phased array antenna is described. The method includes directing electromagnetic signals to selected panels of an array of panels so as to transmit a dual H and V polarized electromagnetic beam (1) having the same beam width in all azimuth directions and (2) maintaining cross-polarization isolation via orthogonal dual-polarizations in all beam pointing directions. The panels include antennas having a horizontally (H) polarized array element and a vertically (V) polarized array element arranged to form two orthogonally polarized horizontal and vertical radiating fields which together form the dual H and V polarized electromagnetic beam. The array of panels is arranged so as to form a substantially cylindrical configuration on a support system. Reflection signals sensed by the selected panels formed by scattering of said dual H and V polarized electromagnetic beam are received and have a reflection frequency spectrum.
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1. A method of collecting data using a polarimetric phased array antenna, the method comprising:
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directing electromagnetic signals to one or more selected panels of an array of panels so as to transmit and commutating scan a dual H and V polarized electromagnetic beam, wherein said dual H and V polarized electromagnetic beam (1) has the same beam width in all azimuth directions and (2) maintains cross-polarization isolation via orthogonal dual-polarizations in all beam pointing directions, the array of panels comprising a plurality of antennas, wherein each antenna comprises a horizontally (H) polarized array element and a vertically (V) polarized array element arranged to form two orthogonally polarized horizontal and vertical radiating fields which together form the dual H and V polarized electromagnetic beam, wherein the array of panels is arranged so as to form a substantially cylindrical configuration on a support system; and receiving reflection signals sensed by the one or more selected panels formed by scattering of said dual H and V polarized electromagnetic beam, wherein said reflection signals have a reflection frequency spectrum configured to be processed into an electronic radar output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of collecting data using a polarimetric phased array antenna, the method comprising:
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forming electromagnetic signals based on a phase shift term and a weighting matrix; directing the electromagnetic signals to one or more selected panels of an array of panels so as to transmit and commutating scan a dual H and V polarized electromagnetic beam, wherein said dual H and V electromagnetic beam (1) has the same beam width in all azimuth directions and (2) maintains cross-polarization isolation via orthogonal dual-polarizations in all beam pointing directions, the array of panels comprising a plurality of antennas, wherein each antenna comprises a horizontally (H) polarized array element and a vertically (V) polarized array element arranged to form two orthogonally polarized horizontal and vertical radiating fields which together form the dual H and V polarized electromagnetic beam, wherein the array of panels is arranged so as to form a substantially cylindrical configuration on a support system; and receiving reflection signals sensed by the one or more selected panels formed by scattering of said dual H and V polarized electromagnetic beam, wherein said reflection signals have a reflection frequency spectrum configured to be processed into an electrical radar output. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of collecting data using a polarimetric phased array antenna, the method comprising:
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forming at least one first electromagnetic signal based on a first phase shift term and a first weighting matrix; forming at least one second electromagnetic signal based on a second phase shift term and a second weighting matrix; directing the at least one first electromagnetic signal to one or more selected first panels of an array of panels so as to transmit and commutating scan at least one first dual H and V polarized electromagnetic beam, wherein said at least one first dual H and V polarized electromagnetic beam (1) has the same beam width in all azimuth directions and (2) maintains cross-polarization isolation via orthogonal dual-polarizations in all beam pointing directions, the array of panels comprising a plurality of antennas, wherein each antenna comprises a horizontally (H) polarized array element and a vertically (V) polarized array element arranged to form two orthogonally polarized horizontal and vertical radiating fields which together form the dual H and V polarized electromagnetic beam, wherein the array of panels is arranged so as to form a substantially cylindrical configuration on a support system; directing the at least one second electromagnetic signal to one or more selected second panels of the array of panels so as to transmit and commutating scan at least one second dual H and V polarized electromagnetic beam, wherein said at least one second dual H and V polarized electromagnetic beam (1) has the same beam width in all azimuth directions and (2) maintains cross-polarization isolation via orthogonal dual-polarizations in all beam pointing directions; and receiving reflection signals sensed by the one or more first or second selected panels formed by scattering of said at least one first and second dual H and V polarized electromagnetic beams, wherein said reflection signals have a reflection frequency spectrum configured to be processed into an electronic radar output. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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