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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2011
Harvey K. Schuman, Cazenovia, NY (US);
Anthony M. Davis, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Donald M. Mcpherson, Pompey, NY (US);
Michael Robinson, Drexel Hill, PA (US);
David R. Hagenmayer, Liverpool, NY (US);
John G. Wiley, Marietta, NY (US);
Harvey K. Schuman, Cazenovia, NY (US);
Anthony M. Davis, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Donald M. McPherson, Pompey, NY (US);
Michael Robinson, Drexel Hill, PA (US);
David R. Hagenmayer, Liverpool, NY (US);
John G. Wiley, Marietta, NY (US);
SRC, Inc., North Syracuse, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for determining beamformer scattering parameters for a plurality of phased array radar antenna subarrays that each include a radiating (e.g., dipole) component and a beamformer component provides for obtaining for the plurality of phased array radar antenna subarrays a plurality of electromagnetic measurements at a plurality of ports. Analogous electromagnetic measurements are obtained for a reference subarray including a radiating component but absent a beamformer component. The plurality of phased array radar antenna subarray electromagnetic measurements and the reference subarray electromagnetic measurements provide a plurality of beamformer scattering parameter values for the plurality of phased array radar antenna subarrays that may be used in modeling and calibrating a phased array radar apparatus that may be assembled from the plurality of phased array radar antenna subarrays.