Title :
GNSS microstrip antenna for orbit determination of GEO satellites
Author :
Tazon, A. ; Fernandez, T. ; Vassal´lo, J. ; Mediavilla, Angel
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Cantabria, Santander, Spain
Abstract :
In this paper we present the design of a low profile antenna for on board GNSS applications in GEO satellites to allow their autonomous orbit determination. The antenna, tuned in two GNSS bands, is based on two stacked microstrip radiators working at TM 2,1 mode to provide a maximum of gain between 10° and 40° of θ, for any value of azimuth (φ). An alternative antenna is also presented to perform a more simple design, with a single microstrip radiator working at TM 2,1 and 3,1 modes.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; microstrip antennas; satellite antennas; satellite navigation; GEO satellites; GNSS microstrip antenna; autonomous orbit determination; single microstrip radiator; stacked microstrip radiators; Antenna radiation patterns; Global Positioning System; Microstrip; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; GNSS; antenna; stacked radiators;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
The Hague
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6901989
