Abstract
A series of 3cm amateur band radar antennas suitable for installation on a cinematic grade multi-rotor UAV were considered. A wideband open waveguide mouth antenna was developed that can be made from the existing arms of a multirotor UAV without any increase in weight for side-looking wall detection ranging radar. For downward looking radio altimeter, cutting slots in the arms to form slotted waveguide antennas was shown in simulation to be possible both in terms of covering the entire 3cm band from 10 to 10.5 GHz and without overly weakening the arms as structural members.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Event | 2017 International Conference on Radar Systems, Radar 2017 - Belfast, United Kingdom Duration: 23 Oct 2017 → 26 Oct 2017 |
Conference
Conference | 2017 International Conference on Radar Systems, Radar 2017 |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Belfast |
Period | 23/10/17 → 26/10/17 |
Keywords
- Slotted waveguide antennas
- UAV