考虑力学形变的相控阵天线波束控制实现策略

doi:10.12305/j.issn.1001-506X.2025.08.01

Abstract

Abstract:

Aiming at the beam control problem of phased array antennas under mechanical deformations, this study presents a beam control strategy which utilizes the equivalent neural networks to fit the various electric control functions, making it highly compatible with hardware programming implementations. By appropriately allocating computational resource and employing parallel programming techniques, a controller of the proposed strategy is designed, which is feasible for various deformations. This work has the ability to support the effectiveness evaluating of the beam performance of phased array antennas within laboratory environments when the possible mechanical deformations are considered.

Key words: phased array, beam control, field-programmable gate array （FPGA）, neural network, mechanical deformation

CLC Number:

TN 957.51

Qi WANG, Yuning PAN, Junfeng ZHENG, Li WANG. Implementation strategy of phased array beam control considering mechanical deformation[J]. Systems Engineering and Electronics, 2025, 47(8): 2421-2428.

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工作参数	工作频率/GHz	方位角/（°）	俯仰角/（°）	外部载荷/（N/m）
取值范围	2.95~3.05	0~45	0~360	0~100

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