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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2012
Applicant:
Bernd H. Strassner, Ii, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventor:
Bernd H. Strassner, II, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 25/02 (2006.01); H01Q 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 25/02 (2013.01); H01Q 21/0006 (2013.01); H01Q 21/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
A planar monopulse radar apparatus includes a planar distribution matrix coupled to a planar antenna array having a linear configuration of antenna elements. The planar distribution matrix is responsive to first and second pluralities of weights applied thereto for providing both sum and difference beam distributions across the antenna array.