Design of Simplified Array Layouts for Preliminary Experimental Testing and Validation of Large AESAs

摘要: The problem of designing simplified and cost-effective versions large phased arrays for a preliminary, but meaningful, experimental testing selected set radiation requisites the final/complete layouts is addressed. With reference to an array architecture composed by wide equal (or different, even though limited finite number sizes) functional blocks, each one containing feeding network control line cluster elements having independent transmit-receive modules, novel ad-hoc method proposed determining selecting minimum blocks fully populated excitations their guarantee fulfilment requested subset performance arrangement. Representative results are shown discussed point out peculiarities potential impact on active electronically scanned production cycle topic at hand as well effectiveness potentialities design methodology.