Antenna tolerance theory—A review

1966/01/01 by J. Ruze · 8 citations
Engineering · #Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies #Antenna Design and Optimization #Microwave Engineering and Waveguides

paper · doi:10.1109/proc.1966.4784

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Abstract

The theoretical basis of antenna tolerance theory is reviewed. Formulas are presented for the axial loss of gain and the pattern degradation as a function of the reflector surface rms error and the surface spatial correlation. Methods of determining these quantities by astronomical or ground-based electrical measurements are described. Correlation between the theoretical predictions and the performance of actual large antenna structures is presented.

Citations

• The effect of aperture errors on the antenna radiation pattern

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