3-D array pattern synthesis with frequency invariant property for concentric ring array

IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 780-784

  Li, Yunhong ^a   Ho, K C ^a   Kwan, Chiman ^b  

^a Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science   (United States)

^b INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Array signal processing; Circular arrays; Shaped beam antennas

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); FOURIER TRANSFORMS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ARRAY SIGNAL PROCESSING; CIRCULAR ARRAYS; CONCENTRIC RING ARRAY; SHAPED BEAM ANTENNAS;

SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 31444438058     PISSN: 1053587X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSP.2005.861897     Document Type: Article

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