Generalized Technique for Radiation Pattern Modeling of Multibeam Conformal Patch Array Antennas

This paper introduces a novel technique for rapid design and analysis of a class of multibeam conformal patch array antennas. The construction of the two 9-GHz circular conformal arrays is briefly discussed. A new radiator modelling technique is presented and applied for precision prediction of the total radiated field in the H-plane, and comparisons between the cavity model [1], the newly proposed model, and measurements are discussed.