In-Lab Calibration of Single TE21 Monopulse Tracking Systems
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Ceccato, Gabriele; Cano, Juan Luis; Mediavilla, Angel; Perregrini, Luca
- Source
- 2022 Microwave Mediterranean Symposium (MMS) Microwave Mediterranean Symposium (MMS), 2022. :1-3 May, 2022
- Subject
- Aerospace
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Circular waveguides
Target tracking
Costs
Poles and towers
Waveguide junctions
Receiving antennas
Reliability theory
Calibrated waveguide mode excitation
monopulse tracking system
- Language
- ISSN
- 2157-9830
Autotrack systems for space applications are typically based on monopulse. These systems require a specific test before being operative, typically through calibration towers, leading to expensive operating costs and antenna downtime. This work aims to present a technique to test in-lab these systems by the generation of high order modes as if they would be coupled using a calibration tower as well-known target. The theoretical working principle and a proof-of-concept design will be presented in Ku-band to confirm the reliability of the model.