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What is true time delay steering?

  • A.Steering by real delays rather than by phase shifts
  • B.Steering by mechanically rotating the array face
  • C.Steering by switching between fixed beams
  • D.Steering by varying the element amplitudes only

Answer: A

Replacing each phase shifter with an actual delay line makes the steering frequency independent, so a wideband signal is not squinted. It is more expensive and bulkier, which is why phase steering is used wherever the bandwidth allows. Mechanical rotation and beam switching are alternative approaches to pointing, and amplitude alone can shift a beam only in the crude sense of a monopulse comparison rather than steering it continuously. A single measurement chosen to respond to the one asymmetry beats several that respond to shared behaviour.

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