Patent ID: 11879961
Assignee: AYDEE KAY LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 7:
8. A radar system, comprising:
a signal generator configured to supply a radio frequency signal;
a set of programmable phase shifters configured to convert the radio frequency signal into a set of channel signals;
a set of couplers configured to couple the set of channel signals to a set of antenna feeds, wherein the couplers in the set are configured to providing monitor signals;
one or more power combiners each configured to combine a pair of monitor signals to produce a combined signal;
one or more power detectors each configured to convert a respective combined signal into a power level signal; and
a controller configured to use at least one the power level signal to determine a relative phase between at least one pair of channel signals in the set of channel signals, wherein the radar system is configured to selectively perform a remedial action based at least in part on at least the relative phase.