Title :
Omnidirectional Coverage Accomplished Onboard Small Spacecraft with the Use of Low-Profile Patch Antennas
Author :
Opalka, Przemyslaw ; Maleszka, Tomasz ; Jagoda, Marcin ; Gorski, Przemyslaw ; Kabacik, Pawel
Author_Institution :
Wroclaw Univ. of Technol., Wroclaw
Abstract :
This paper presents the methods of achieving an omnidirectional radiation pattern with the use of patch antennas mounted on minisatellites. Chosen simulation results are given for a few analyzed cases.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; satellite antennas; low-profile patch antennas; minisatellites; omnidirectional radiation pattern; onboard antennas; small spacecraft; Aircraft manufacture; Analytical models; Antenna radiation patterns; Moment methods; Patch antennas; Polarization; Power system reliability; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Space vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Microwaves, Radar & Wireless Communications, 2006. MIKON 2006. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Krakow
Print_ISBN :
978-83-906662-7-3
DOI :
10.1109/MIKON.2006.4345290
