System and method for pattern design in microwave programmable arrays
US8289199B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q3/46
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An antenna array for use within a microwave imaging system to capture a microwave image of a target is selectively programmed to optimize one or more parameters of the microwave imaging system. The array includes a plurality of antenna elements, each capable of being programmable with a respective phase shift to direct a beam of microwave radiation toward the target such that the microwave radiation from each of the plurality of antenna elements arrives at the target substantially in-phase. To optimize a parameter of the microwave imaging system, the phase shifts of selective ones of the antenna elements are altered, while still maintaining the substantially in-phase microwave radiation at the target.
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