Title (en)

Wideband array antenna

Title (de)
Breitbandige Gruppenantenne
Title (fr)
Rseau d'antennes large bande
Publication
EP 2284950 A1 20110216 (EN)
Application
EP 10174353 A 20080207
Priority
EP 08446502 A 20080207
Abstract (en)
This invention provides a method to control an antenna pattern of a wideband array antenna wherein a wideband array antenna unit comprising the
wideband array antenna and transforming means is accomplished. The invention further provides the corresponding wideband array antenna unit
and transforming means arranged to control an antenna pattern of an antenna system. The separation between antenna elements in the wideband
array antenna can be increased to above one half wavelength of a maximum frequency within a system bandwidth when the array antenna is
arranged to operate with an instantaneously wideband waveform.
Inventor
FALK KENT (SE)
Applicant
SAAB AB (SE)
IPC 8 full level (invention and additional information)
H01Q 3/26 (2006.01); H01Q21/00 (2006.01)
CPC (invention and additional information)
H01Q 3/2605(2013.01); H01Q 3/2682(2013.01); H01Q 21/00(2013.01)
Citation (applicant)

RONALD N. BRACEWELL.: 'The Fourier Transform and its Applications', 1965, MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
S.A. SCHEIKUNOFF: 'A Mathematical Theory of Linear Arrays' BELL SYSTEM TECH. J. vol. 22, 1943, page 80 107
W. L. WEEKS: 'Antenna Engineering', 1968, MCGRAW-HILL ELECTRONIC SCIENCE SERIES
ROBERT S. ELLIOTT: 'Antenna Theory and design', 1981, PRENTICE-HALL INC.
SAMUEL SILVER: 'Microwave Antenna Theory and Design', 1949, MCGRAW-HILI BOOK COMPANY INC.

Citation (search report)

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Citation (examination)

US 5343211 A

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EPO simple patent family
EP 2088640 A1 20090812; EP 2088640 B1 20121226; AU 2009200251 A1 20090827; AU 2009200251 B2 20130627; EP 2284950 A1 20110216;
JP 2009188999 A 20090820; US 2009201214 A1 20090813; US 2012098702 A1 20120426; US 8111191 B2 20120207
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