Title :
New approaches to directional antenna technologies for unmanned system communications
Author :
Das, Santanu ; Olsen, Randall ; Meagher, Chris ; Tame, Bradley ; Kroening, Adam
Author_Institution :
Office of Naval Res., Arlington, VA, USA
Abstract :
We discuss novel methods and techniques for the design and development of low cost light weight directional antennas at microwave frequencies for unmanned system communications application. These are based on Rotman lens, Risley prism and the multi-horn switched beam antenna principles.
Keywords :
directive antennas; horn antennas; military communication; Risley prism; Rotman lens; directional antenna technologies; microwave frequencies; multihorn switched beam antenna principles; unmanned system communications;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4967-5
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2010.5560984
