Phased array radar transmitting channel far-field calibration method and system

• Main Authors: RUI YAJUAN, ZHOU YOU, REN LUN, CAI XINGYU, ZHU SIQIAO, MA YINGNAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 18.02.2015
• Subjects: ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; MEASURING; PHYSICS; RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; TESTING

The invention relates to a phased array radar transmitting channel far-field calibration method and system. Two antennas are erected in a far field, the polarization manners of the two antennas are vertical to each other, an auxiliary antenna is mounted beside a radar array surface, the polarization manner of the auxiliary antenna is vertical to the radar array surface, and the auxiliary antenna is used for receiving signals transmitted by the second antenna in the far field. A radar signal processing machine performs phase testing on a signal transmitted by an auxiliary receiving channel, the phase of the signal transmitted by the auxiliary receiving channel is regarded as a transmitting reference phase, the phase of each channel transmitting signal of the radar array surface is compared with the transmitting reference phase, the required phase correction is acquired by subtraction, the phase shifter of a transmitting component is controlled to perform shifting according to the obtained phase correction, and transmitting channel far-field calibration is achieved. Compared with traditional methods, the calibration method and system has the advantages that signal measuring equipment such as a spectrometer and an oscilloscope which are erected at a far end is omitted, and reference clock transmitting to the far end is omitted.