Patent ID: 9225073
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: G01S,H01Q

Abstract:
1. An AESA antenna architecture comprising: a first region comprising a first plurality of antenna elements arranged on the exterior circumference of a first plurality of platters, said platters forming a generally cylindrical array; a second region comprising a second plurality of antenna elements arranged on the exterior circumference of a second plurality of platters, said platters being the same shape and being concentrically stacked to form a generally conical array, wherein the diameter of each of said second plurality of platters gradually decreasing from a platter having a maximum diameter at the base of said generally conical array to a platter having a minimum diameter at the top of said generally conical array; and a plurality of amplitude/phase modules, wherein each of said plurality of amplitude/phase modules is coupled to at least two antenna elements.