Title :
Microwave behavior of nanostructured composite for low observable nanosatellites
Author :
Micheli, D. ; Pastore, R. ; Vricella, A. ; Marchetti, M.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Energy Eng. Dept., Univ. Sapienza of Rome, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
Microwave absorbing and shielding material tiles are proposed for improving the stealthness capability of nanosatellites, by using composite materials consisting in polymeric matrix filled by carbon nanotubes. The electric permittivity of the composite nanostructured materials is measured and discussed, and the data allow the modeling algorithm to design the microwave absorbing and shielding faces of the cube satellite. The electromagnetic modeling takes into account for several incidence angles (0-80°), extended frequency band (2-18 GHz), and minimization of the electromagnetic reflection coefficient. The proposed structure is experimentally validated by comparing the electromagnetic simulation to the measurement of the manufactured radar absorber tile. Finally, a finite element method analysis of the electromagnetic scattering by cube stealth satellite is performed.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; carbon nanotubes; composite materials; electromagnetic shielding; electromagnetic wave absorption; finite element analysis; microwave materials; military equipment; composite nanostructured materials; cube satellite; cube stealth satellite; electromagnetic modeling; electromagnetic reflection coefficient; electromagnetic scattering; finite element method analysis; frequency 2 GHz to 18 GHz; low observable nanosatellites; microwave absorbing material tiles; microwave behavior; microwave shielding material tiles; nanostructured composite; stealth nanosatellites; Antenna measurements; Composite materials; Nanocomposites; Random access memory; Satellites; Spaceborne radar; carbon nanotube composites; frequency selective surfaces; low observability; nanosatellites;
Conference_Titel :
Recent Advances in Space Technologies (RAST), 2015 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-7760-7
DOI :
10.1109/RAST.2015.7208311