Title :
A modified helical shaped deployable antenna for cubesats
Author :
Costantine, J. ; Tawk, Y. ; Moth, S. ; Christodoulou, C.G. ; Barbin, S.E.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., California State Univ. Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a new antenna design for CubeSat application. The antenna is a modified helix designed on top of 10cm × 30 cm satellite. The antenna deploys with a 120 cm × 120 cm ground plane to achieve a UHF wideband operation with a reduced back lobe radiation. The antenna exhibits circular polarization with a gain of at least 7 dB for most operating frequencies.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; electromagnetic wave polarisation; helical antennas; satellite antennas; CubeSat application; UHF wideband operation; circular polarization; ground plane; modified helical shaped deployable antenna; reduced back lobe radiation; Gain; Helical antennas; Polarization; Satellite antennas; Satellites; UHF antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC), 2012 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0404-7
DOI :
10.1109/APWC.2012.6324991
