SBIR/STTR Research Award
ADAPTIVE NEURAL NETWORK BEAM-FORMING SYSTEM FOR LARGE ANTENNA ARRAYS
Award amount
$49,992Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1989Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Hnc, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
A NEURAL NETWORK BASED APPROACH TO ADAPTIVE ANTENNA CONTROL IS PRESENTED. THIS APPROACH PROVIDES AN ADAPTIVE AND AUTOMATIC TECHNIQUE FOR STEERING BEAMS IN LARGE ANTENNA ARRAYS. THE FINAL DISTRIBUTION OF BEAMS APPROXIMATES THE ANGULAR EMITTER SIGNAL PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION. THIS TECHNIQUE MAY BE APPLICABLE TO COMPLEX ARRAY GEOMETRIES SUCH AS CONFORMAL ARRAYS AND "SMART SKINS". THE DESIGN OF THE ADAPTIVE CONTROL TECHNIQUE USES HYBRIDS INSTEAD OF PHASE SHIFTERS. THIS ENHANCES THE POSSIBILITY OF FABRICATING SUCH A CONTROLLER USING MMIC TECHNOLOGY.
Technology keywords
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