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2.3-2.4 GHz 8-Element Active Phased-Array Antenna. Project Objective. Radiation Pattern Steering. Develop an electronically steered, phased-array antenna prototype with sufficient RF signal gain and beam steering capability to track and receive data from a distant airborne transmitter.
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2.3-2.4 GHz 8-Element Active Phased-Array Antenna Project Objective Radiation Pattern Steering • Develop an electronically steered, phased-array antenna prototype with sufficient RF signal gain and beam steering capability to track and receive data from a distant airborne transmitter. • Additional design requirements included: • Minimum footprint • Mobile application DC power constraints • Extremely short project timeline (< 6 Months) Nominal 90° Setting Electronic Steering Applied Array E-theta -3dB Beamwidth = 24.9 ° Array E-phi -3dB Beamwidth = 71.3° Directivity = 13.1 dB System Block Diagram Prototype Hardware Input from Antenna 2.3-2.4 GHz BPF – 3rd Order Output Amplifier Variable Attenuator Low Noise Amplifier 1 Antenna Element PCB Variable Phase Shifters Low Noise Amplifier 2 2.3-2.4 GHz BPF – 5th Order 051804