> From: CSMITH_at_MAXENG.delfin.com (Christopher Smith)
> To: davem_at_ee.ubc.ca (dchatterjee)
> Subject: Cylindrical arrays
> Date: Fri, 26 Apr 96 09:54
>
> Amplitude taper in linear arrays to reduce sidelobes and beam width are
> pretty well known. I suspect the phase taper corrects for the array
> conforming to a cylinder.
>
> Chris Smith
> Delfin Systems
> csmith_at_delfin.com
>
> Chris,
What I think you wanted to say is that
amplitude taper reduces sidelobes and increases
beamwidth. The phase taper does correct for a plane
wave arriving at the circular array as is done for
CDAAs.
Bill Vail
WAVE Associates, Inc.
>
>
Received on Thu May 02 1996 - 20:28:00 EDT
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