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Electromechanical thermal coupling model and performance compensation methods for slotted waveguide array antenna.

Yan Wang1, Jingxia Liang2, Longyang Wang3

  • 1School of Computer and Information Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China.

Scientific Reports
|July 8, 2026
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Summary
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Spaceborne slotted waveguide array antennas (SWAAs) can now maintain performance in extreme temperatures. A new digital compensation framework corrects thermal-induced warping and module drift, ensuring stable radar operation.

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Area of Science:

  • Electromagnetics and Antenna Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Computational Physics

Background:

  • Spaceborne slotted waveguide array antennas (SWAAs) suffer performance loss in harsh orbital thermal conditions.
  • Degradation arises from structural warping affecting the transimpedance matrix and T/R module drift.
  • Existing compensation methods are insufficient for the complex coupled nature of SWAA.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a robust active electromechanical-thermal coupling model (ETCM) for SWAA.
  • To establish a two-stage digital compensation framework to restore antenna performance.
  • To validate the compensation strategy under extreme thermal variations for spaceborne radar.

Main Methods:

  • A sequential mesh-transfer procedure extracts the dynamic transimpedance matrix using 3D full-wave calculations.
  • Stage I compensation employs Least Squares Estimation for continuous correction.
  • Stage II utilizes a deterministic threshold and multi-objective genetic algorithm for sidelobe and beam pointing optimization.

Main Results:

  • The ETCM accurately models electromechanical-thermal interactions in SWAAs.
  • The two-stage compensation framework effectively restores distorted radiation characteristics.
  • Simulations under extreme temperatures ([Formula: see text] to [Formula: see text]) show MSLL and beam pointing errors bounded within 0.66 dB and [Formula: see text], respectively.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed paradigm successfully integrates multi-field modeling with digital beam control for SWAAs.
  • This approach ensures reliable performance of spaceborne radar antennas in challenging thermal environments.
  • The framework offers a viable solution for enhancing the longevity and effectiveness of radar systems in space.