Simulation and Analysis of Arrays Formed by HF Fishbone Antenna

Abstract:

This paper analyzes the radiation characteristics of fishbone antenna arrays and concludes its optimum set of array formation. In order to study the feasibility of apply fishbone antenna into pashed array, the common fishbone antenna array is analyzed and simulated by the method of moments. It mainly calculated the radiation properties of two-element array, four-element array and six-element array under the linear array, rectangular array and sector array respectively. Comparing characteristics of different number of array element under the same array type and the different array types under the same number of array element, it suggests that two-element array is the most appropriate array type when sector arrayed, and the array types of 3 x 2, 2 x 2 and 1 x 2 have relatively good effect of beam scanning in low frequency with phase shift.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 556-562)
• Pages: 4505-4509
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.556-562.4505
• Online since: May 2014
• Authors: Zhi Gang Zhang*, Li Yin, Ting Li
• Keywords: Fishbone Antenna, Moment Method, Parallel Array, Rectangular Array, Sector Array

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