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GROUP OF 2 RS15S STEERING GROUP OF 3 RS15S STEERING GROUP OF 4 RS15S STEERING
“Steering” delays values for the pairs can easily be computed according to following formula:
τ = h*sin(θ)/C (metric)
τ is the value to be applied to the second pair
h is the height of tilted elements ( 0.91m for 2 RS15s, 1.365m for 3 RS15s, 1.82m for 4 RS15s)
C is the speed of sound ( = 343m/s )
8.3.2 Delay values implementation
If the coverage is to be tilted down, then top group delay should be set at 0ms and delay should
progressively increase on lower groups.
If the coverage is to be tilted up, then lower group delay should be set at 0ms and delay should
progressively increase on upper pairs.
Delay value for first group is always 0ms.
Delay value for second group is τ
Delay values for subsequent groups are 2τ, 3τ etc…
Table below lists these values for typical angle values:
TILT ANGLE 10° 15° 20° 25° 30° 35° 40° 45°
DELAY τ (ms)
0.0 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.9
GROUP
2 RS15s
DISTANCE (cm) 0.0 7.9 15.8 23.6 31.1 38.5 45.5 52.2 58.5 64.3
DELAY τ (ms)
0.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.8
GROUP
3 RS15s
DISTANCE (cm) 0.0 11.9 23.7 35.3 46.7 57.7 68.3 78.3 87.7 96.5
DELAY τ (ms)
0.0 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.7 3.0 3.4 3.8
GROUP
4 RS15s
DISTANCE (cm) 0.0 15.9 31.6 47.1 62.2 76.9 91.0 104.4 117.0 128.7