Impact of Flat Radomes on Amplitude-Only Direction Finding Performance

Authors

  • Muhannad A. Al-Tarifi Department of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO USA
  • Dejan S. Filipovic Department of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO USA

Keywords:

amplitude only direction finding, antenna radome, horn antennas, millimeter-wave antennas

Abstract

We investigate the impact of placing a thin flat radome in front of an amplitude-only direction finding (AODF) antenna system. The considered system consists of two identical Ka-band, air-filled horn antennas squinted off boresight by 30degrees for direction finding (DF) error within ±0.82degrees/dB over a field-of-view (FoV) from -20degrees to +20degrees. Computational results with various radome materials, thicknesses, and placements indicate that it is possible to maintain excellent DF performance if radome is properly designed and located.

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Published

2019-02-01

How to Cite

[1]
Muhannad A. Al-Tarifi and Dejan S. Filipovic, “Impact of Flat Radomes on Amplitude-Only Direction Finding Performance”, ACES Journal, vol. 34, no. 02, pp. 216–217, Feb. 2019.

Issue

2019: Vol 34 Iss 2

Section

General Submission