Raytheon Company

Christopher J Yafrate

Michael P Martinez

Michael T Borkowski

Kenneth P Walsh, Jr

Kassam K Bellahrossi

Erin K Nolan

Derek P Rocca

Bryan J Cavener

Thomas Lulsdorf

Brian J Harkins

Kevin R O'Donnell

Dmitrios Kolokithas

A phased antenna array calibration station comprising an enclosure comprising a first rectangular interior room comprising at least one exterior door, a power source device, a cooling device, and a controller device configured to control power, cooling, and testing within a second interior room and an antenna under test (AUT); and the second rectangular interior room comprising at least one interior door abutting the first interior room, an opening in one wall of the second interior room, a radio frequency (RF) absorbing material covering all interior surfaces of the second interior room, and at least one movable electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield configured to form an EMI seal around the opening and active elements of AUT aligned with opening; and support fixture configured to support AUT and align active elements of AUT with opening to second interior room comprising cooling and electronic unit (CEU) configured to cool AUT and operate AUT.

Phased antenna array calibration station

A system and apparatus is provided for a modular radar system. The modular radar system can include a plurality of radar system modules that can be detachably coupled and can include a configurable number of radio-frequency (RF) transmit and receive assemblies. The RF transmit and receive assemblies can include radiating element(s) that emit electromagnetic radiation. The plurality of radar system modules can also include at least one processor coupled to control power of the electromagnetic radiation and/or at least one controller to control the RF transmit and receive assembly, the power unit and the digital receiver and exciter module, at least one digital receiver and exciter to convert RF to digital in receive mode, and digital to RF in transmit mode, and/or at least one RF beamformer to generate one or more RF beams.

Systems and methods for modular radar systems

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Belmont, MA, United States of America

Christopher J Yafrate