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Practical Aspects of Phased Array Design

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The intent of this chapter is to provide the reader with a basic understanding of the practical aspects of phased array antenna design. The theory of phased arrays has been covered in the preceding chapters. In this chapter a treatment of the various design considerations and trade-offs is given, so that the antenna designer can arrive at an optimum antenna configuration in order to meet a given set of radar system requirements. The topics that will be covered are

  1. (a)

    design specifications and procedure for phased array antennas

  2. (b)

    selection criteria for array components

  3. (c)

    effects of component errors on array performance

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Tang, R. (1988). Practical Aspects of Phased Array Design. In: Lo, Y.T., Lee, S.W. (eds) Antenna Handbook. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6459-1_18

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