DocumentCode
1999967
Title
A Reconfigurable Satellite Reflector Antenna
Author
Clarricoats, P.J.B. ; Hai, Z ; Brown, R.C. ; Poulton, G.T. ; Crone, G.A.E.
fYear
1988
fDate
12-15 Sept. 1988
Firstpage
482
Lastpage
487
Abstract
The paper describes a means to change the coverage zone of a spacecraft antenna by reconfiguration of the reflector surface. By using a realistic model for an offset mesh reflector, reconfiguration is successfully demonstrated for the case of two future INTELSAT regional beams. Suggestions are made concerning both the mesh characteristics and the means by which it might be controlled.
Keywords
Communication system control; Educational institutions; Manufacturing; Optical surface waves; Physical optics; Reflector antennas; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Shape; Space vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Conference, 1988. 18th European
Conference_Location
Stockholm, Sweden
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EUMA.1988.333859
Filename
4132547
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