{"title":"Tracking error of phased array antenna","authors":"S. Ohmori, S. Taira, M. Austin","doi":"10.1109/APS.1989.134925","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A steerable phased array antenna developed for satellite communications is now being testing on a Boeing 747 cargo jet that has transoceanic flight route between Narita and Anchorage. The antenna can track the satellite by electrical beam scanning within +or-60 degrees with respect to the axis of the aircraft. The experimental results show that the antenna has tracking errors between receiving and transmitting frequencies. Experimental results and a theoretical analysis of the tracking error are given, and a method to eliminate this effect is proposed. It is suggested that the adoption of frequency-dependent phase shifters can completely eliminate the beam tracking errors between transmitting and receiving frequencies.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":11330,"journal":{"name":"Digest on Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1989-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"7","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Digest on Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APS.1989.134925","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A steerable phased array antenna developed for satellite communications is now being testing on a Boeing 747 cargo jet that has transoceanic flight route between Narita and Anchorage. The antenna can track the satellite by electrical beam scanning within +or-60 degrees with respect to the axis of the aircraft. The experimental results show that the antenna has tracking errors between receiving and transmitting frequencies. Experimental results and a theoretical analysis of the tracking error are given, and a method to eliminate this effect is proposed. It is suggested that the adoption of frequency-dependent phase shifters can completely eliminate the beam tracking errors between transmitting and receiving frequencies.<>