Abstract
In this study, the angle ambiguity of a single baseline is analyzed to design an antenna baseline for an interferometric radar altimeter (IRA). To overcome the shortcoming of a single baseline in which angle ambiguity occurs during every phase period, the IRA adopts multiple baselines for its antenna and estimates the target angle by employing the phase comparison monopulse algorithm. However, the problem with multiple baselines is that an angle ambiguity that is difficult to solve by signal processing occurs when the phase error is large. To minimize this problem at the antenna design stage, the angle ambiguity is analyzed according to the phase error and the baseline spacing. The analysis is performed by conducting a parameter study based on the Monte Carlo simulation, and the validity of the analysis is verified from the test data.
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