Title :
Reconfigurable reflector technology
Author :
Pontoppidan, K. ; Boisset, J.P. ; Crone, G.A.E.
Author_Institution :
TICRA, Copenhagen, Denmark
Abstract :
The authors describe a reflector antenna where the reflector dish is reconformable such as to provide highly different contoured beams. The electrical requirements, shape optimization, and antenna design are discussed. Then the results of performance calculations are presented
Keywords :
reflector antennas; satellite antennas; antenna design; contoured beams; electrical requirements; performance calculations; reconfigurable reflector antenna; reflector antenna; reflector dish; satellite coverage; shape optimization;
Conference_Titel :
Satellite Antenna Technology in the 21st Century, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
