Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Part I: System Engineering Activities |
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1 The Systems Engineering Process and Its Application to Phased Arrays |
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1.2 Methodological Reductionism |
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1.3 The Systems Engineering Approach |
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1.4 The Three-Phase Process |
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1.5 Phase 1: Concept Development |
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1.5.2 Alternatives Exploration |
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1.5.3 Trade Studies and Baseline Selection |
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1.5.4 New Technology Validation |
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1.5.5 Risk Management Plan |
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1.5.6 Other Concept Development Activities |
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1.6 Phase II: Engineering Development |
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1.6.1 Typical Engineering Activities for Phased Arrays |
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1.6.2 Antenna Development |
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1.6.3 Integrated Circuit Development |
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1.6.4 T/R Module Development |
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1.6.5 Thermal Design and Heat Transfer Development |
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1.6.6 Beamformer Development |
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1.6.7 Digital Receiver/Exciter Development |
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1.6.8 Mechanical Structure Development |
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1.6.9 Production Plan Development |
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1.6.10 Acceptance Testing |
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1.6.12 Outputs from Engineering Development |
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1.7 Phase III: Post-Development |
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1.7.3 Operation and System Maintenance |
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1.7.4 Eventual Decommissioning |
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2 Phased Array System Architectures |
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2.1 Introduction to Phased Array System Architectures |
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2.2 Phased Array System Basics |
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2.3 Phased Array Architectures |
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2.3.1 Passive Phased Arrays |
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2.3.3 AESA with Phase Shifters at Each Element and at Each Subarray |
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2.3.4 Element-Level Digital Beamforming |
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2.4 Array Architectures for T/R Module Integration |
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2.5 Array Beamforming Options |
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2.6 Polarization Diverse and Wideband Arrays |
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3 Use Cases for Phased Arrays |
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3.1 Introduction to Use Cases |
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3.2 High-Altitude Platform Station |
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3.2.1 Introduction to HAPS |
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3.2.2 HAPS System Description with Key Challenges and Benefits |
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3.2.3 HAPS Examples and Summary |
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3.3 Medical Applications of Phased Arrays |
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3.3.1 Introduction to Medical Phased Arrays |
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3.3.2 Medical Arrays System Description with Key Challenges and Benefits |
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3.3.3 Medical Phased Array Examples and Summary |
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3.4 Phased Array for 5G MIMO Broadband |
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3.4.1 Introduction 5G Broadband Phased Arrays |
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3.4.2 5G Phased Array System Description with Key Challenges and Benefits |
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3.4.3 5G Phased Array Examples and Summary |
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3.5 Airborne Radar for Fighter Aircraft |
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3.5.1 Introduction to Military Phased Arrays |
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3.5.2 Airborne Phased Array System Description with Key Challenges and Benefits |
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3.5.3 Airborne Phased Array Examples and Summary |
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4 Phased Array Concept Development Example |
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4.2 Needs Assessment-A Common Starting Point |
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4.3 Technology Opportunities |
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4.5 The SAI Method for New System Concept Development |
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4.6 Application of the Modified SAI Method to Broadband Access for Small to Medium-Size Public Venues |
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4.6.1 Step 1: Determine Value Proposition and Constraints |
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4.6.2 Step 2: Identification of Potential Perturbations |
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4.6.3 Step 3: Identify Desired Ilities |
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4.6.4 Step 4: Generate Function Alternatives |
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4.6.5 Step 5: Generate Architecture Options |
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4.6.6 Step 6: Select the "Best" Architecture Option |
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Part II: Detailed Development Activities |
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5 Antenna Element Technology Options |
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5.2 Based Concepts of Antennas |
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5.3 Antenna Development Process |
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5.5 Planar Inverted-F Antenna |
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5.7 Microstrip Patch Antennas |
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5.8 Bowtie Dipole Antenna |
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5.11 Vivaldi Tapered Slotline Antenna |
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5.12 Low-Profile Vivaldi Tapered Slot Antennas |
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5.13 Tightly Coupled Dipole Array |
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6 Transmit/Receive Modules |
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6.2 Technical Challenges Often Faced in T/R Module Development |
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6.2.3 Integration with Other Functions |
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6.2.4 Materials Compatibility |
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6.2.5 Electromagnetic Coupling |
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6.3 General Description of the T/R Module |
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6.3.1 System Location of the T/R Module |
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6.4 T/R Module Detailed Description |
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6.4.1 Low Noise Amplifier |
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6.4.2 Low Noise Amplifier Protection |
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6.4.3 High-Power Amplifier and Driver Amplifier |
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6.5 T/R Module Manufacturing and Test |
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6.5.1 Integrated Circuit Manufacturing |
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6.5.2 Package Manufacturing |
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6.5.3 Interconnects Types |
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6.6 Examples of T/R Modules |
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6.6.1 A 3-D Ceramic T/R Module for Space-Based Applications |
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6.6.2 T/R Module Using Laminate Circuit Board Technology |
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6.6.3 60-GHz CMOS T/R Module Integrated with Antennas |
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7 Thermal Design, Heat Transfer Trade Studies, and Reliability |
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7.2 Heat Transfer Fundamentals at the Integrated Circuit Level |
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7.4 Example: Millimeter-Wave SATCOM Front End |
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7.5 Array Cooling Methods |
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7.5.1 The Challenge of Phased Array Cooling |
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7.5.2 Brick Array Cooling |
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7.6 Other Reliability Drivers for Phased Arrays |
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7.7 Materials Used for Thermal Management |
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8 Analog versus Digital Beamforming |
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8.2 Benefits and Challenges in Analog Beamforming |
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8.3 Benefits and Challenges in Digital Beamforming |
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8.4 Basic Digital Beamforming |
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8.6 Errors in Beamforming and Their Effects |
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8.7 Multiple Access Methods for 5G Phased Arrays |
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8.7.1 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access |
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8.7.2 Code Division Multiple Access |
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8.7.3 Other Access Technologies |
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9 Digital Receiver Exciters |
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9.2 Digital Receiver Architecture Options |
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9.3 Example Trade Study on Digital Receiver Architecture |
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9.4 Digital Exciter Architecture Options |
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9.5 Main Components of a Digital Receiver Exciter |
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9.5.1 Low Noise Amplifier |
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9.5.4 Preselection, Image Rejection, and Antialiasing Filters |
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9.5.5 Frequency Multipliers |
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Part III: System Modeling and Advanced Development Activities |
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10 Phased Array System Modeling |
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10.3 Multichannel Communication System Design |
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10.4 Stripmap Synthetic Aperture Radar |
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10.5 Radar Detection Performance |
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Appendix 10A: Excel Spreadsheet for the LFOV Array |
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Appendix 10B: Scilab Code for the Communication System Receiver Array |
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Appendix 10C: Scilab Code for the Stripmap SAR Simulation |
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Appendix 10D: Gaussian ROC Curve Derivation |
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11 Advanced Development Activities for Phased Arrays |
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11.2 System Risk Management |
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11.3 Advanced Development Activities |
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11.4 Types of Advanced Development Risk Reduction Activities |
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11.5 Typical Risks in Phased Array Development |
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11.6 Advanced Development Impacts All Levels of the System |
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11.7 Other Risk Analysis Topics |
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Conclusions |
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About the Authors |
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Index |
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