Monopulse antenna system providing independent control in a plurality of modes of operation
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1. AN ANTENNA SYSTEM PROVIDING INDEPENDENT CONTROL IN A PLURALITY OF MODES OF OPERATION, COMPRISING:
- AN ARRAY OF MULTIMODE HORNS STACKED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE ELECTRIC FIELD EACH HORN HAVING AT LEAST THREE NATURAL HORN MODES INCLUDING AN EVEN HORN MODE AND AND ODD HORN MODE;
FIRST INDEPENDENT CONTROL MEANS COUPLED TO EACH MULTIMODE HORN FOR PROVIDING PRELIMINARY SIGNALS FROM EACH HORN REPRESENTING SELECTIVE SUMMATIONS OF SAID NATURAL MODES, THE NATURAL MODES BEING SEPARATED ACCORDING TO THEIR EVEN OR ODD NATURE;
COMPARISON MEANS COUPLED TO SAID FIRST INDEPENDENT CONTROL MEANS FOR PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF INTERMEDIATE SIGNALS REPRESENTING SUM AND DIFFERENCE COMPARISONS OF THE PRELIMINARY SIGNALS OBTAINED FROM DIFFERENT HORNS;
AND SECOND INDEPENDENT CONTROL MEANS COUPLED TO SAID COMPARISON MEANS FOR PRODUCING FINAL MODE SIGNALS AT LEAST ONE REPRESENTING SELECTIVE SUMMATION OF SAID INTERMEDIATE SIGNALS.
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1. AN ANTENNA SYSTEM PROVIDING INDEPENDENT CONTROL IN A PLURALITY OF MODES OF OPERATION, COMPRISING:
- AN ARRAY OF MULTIMODE HORNS STACKED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE ELECTRIC FIELD EACH HORN HAVING AT LEAST THREE NATURAL HORN MODES INCLUDING AN EVEN HORN MODE AND AND ODD HORN MODE;
FIRST INDEPENDENT CONTROL MEANS COUPLED TO EACH MULTIMODE HORN FOR PROVIDING PRELIMINARY SIGNALS FROM EACH HORN REPRESENTING SELECTIVE SUMMATIONS OF SAID NATURAL MODES, THE NATURAL MODES BEING SEPARATED ACCORDING TO THEIR EVEN OR ODD NATURE;
COMPARISON MEANS COUPLED TO SAID FIRST INDEPENDENT CONTROL MEANS FOR PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF INTERMEDIATE SIGNALS REPRESENTING SUM AND DIFFERENCE COMPARISONS OF THE PRELIMINARY SIGNALS OBTAINED FROM DIFFERENT HORNS;
AND SECOND INDEPENDENT CONTROL MEANS COUPLED TO SAID COMPARISON MEANS FOR PRODUCING FINAL MODE SIGNALS AT LEAST ONE REPRESENTING SELECTIVE SUMMATION OF SAID INTERMEDIATE SIGNALS.
- AN ARRAY OF MULTIMODE HORNS STACKED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE ELECTRIC FIELD EACH HORN HAVING AT LEAST THREE NATURAL HORN MODES INCLUDING AN EVEN HORN MODE AND AND ODD HORN MODE;
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