1st Edition

Electronically Scanned Arrays MATLAB® Modeling and Simulation

Edited By Arik D. Brown Copyright 2012
232 Pages 104 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

232 Pages 104 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

232 Pages 104 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

"[Contains] more lengthy mathematical derivations than most {comparable books] … for arrays, provides for a unique, stand-alone mathematical description that can be adopted by anyone trying to communicate the theoretical foundation for their array design…has insights from a practitioner that are unique. The MATLAB® scripts alone are worth the price." —Daniel C. Ross, Ph. D, Northrop... Read more

Electronically Scanned Array Fundamentals—Part 1, A.D. Brown

General One-Dimensional Formulation

ESA Fundamental Topics

One-Dimensional Pattern Synthesis

Conformal Arrays

MATLAB Program and Function Listings


Electronically Scanned Array Fundamentals—Part 2
, A.D. Brown

Two-Dimensional ESA Pattern Formulation

ESA Spatial Coordinate Definitions

Sine Space Representation

ESA Element Grid

Two-Dimensional Pattern Synthesis Analysis

MATLAB Program and Function Listings


Subarrray Beamforming
, A.D. Brown

Subarray Pattern Formulation

Subarray Beamforming

Overlapped Subarrays

MATLAB Program Listings


Pattern Optimization
, D. Boeringer

Stochastic Pattern Optimization Overview

Pattern Optimization Implementation

MATLAB Program and Function Listings


Spaceborne Application of Electronically Scanned Arrays
, T. Cooke

Two-Body Orbit Propagation

Coordinate Systems

Computing Field of View

Projecting Antenna Patterns to Geodetic Coordinates

MATLAB Program Listings


Electronically Scanned Array Reliability
, J. Miller

Probability of Failed Elements

Mean Time between Failure (MTBF)

Effects of Module Failures on 1D and 2D Antenna Patterns

Effect of Module Failures on the Radar Range Equation

MATLAB Program Listings

 

Appendix A: Array Factor (AF) Derivation

Appendix B: Instantaneous Bandwidth (IBW) Derivation

Appendix C: Triangular Grating Lobes Derivation

Index

Biography

Arik Brown received his BS degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1993. He also received his MS and Ph.D from the University of Michigan in Electrical Engineering in 1995 and 2000 respectively. Arik was a member of the University of Michigan's Radiation Laboratory in the Computational Electromagnetics Laboratory working with Dr. John L. Volakis who is the current director of the Ohio State University ElectroScience Laboratory.

Arik joined Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems in 2000. While at Northrop he has been involved in radiator design, array pattern synthesis, system level analysis of antenna architectures and system architecture design. He has worked on various airborne and space platform programs. Arik also teaches several internal courses for the Antenna Department's Antenna Fundamental Classes and also an Antenna System's Design class. Arik also teaches an Introductory Electronically Steered Array class for potential and existing customers.

Arik has been a Northrop Grumman Presidential Leadership Award recipient twice, has multiple technical publications, and has received several Trade Secret awards. He currently works in the System Engineering Integration & Test Division as a Senior Advisory Systems Architect.