DISTRIBUTED METROLOGY AND CONTROL FOR LARGE RADAR APERTURES Annual
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In this effort, a systems architecture was developed, along with supporting analysis and modeling tools, for a novel design concept which will allow development of lightweight, inexpensive space-borne antennas with apertures of hundreds of square meters. The concept is based upon a phased-array antenna that is able to measure its own performance and adjust the elements to compensate for deviations from the ideal.
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تاریخ انتشار 2005