Data Collection Using Adaptive Phased Array

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 14-16, 1975 / Sheraton Inn, Silver Spring, MarylandAdaptive Ground Implemented Phased Array or AGIPA provides a rapid and cost effective means to read out and interrogate a very large number of earth based sensors. AGIPA locates an array in space but locates all of its beam forming and beam steering network on the ground; thereby providing multiple high gain beams to be formed with minimal complexity in space. AGIPA offers: * Less total system cost by placing a high gain array on a central data collection system and reducing the cost of each of the thousands of sensors. * Rapid data collection due to electronic beam steering as well as through formation of multiple beams. * Nulling of unintentional RFI that can disable the entire data collection system.International Foundation for TelemeteringProceedings from the International Telemetering Conference are made available by the International Foundation for Telemetering and the University of Arizona Libraries. Visit http://www.telemetry.org/index.php/contact-us if you have questions about items in this collection