Title :
Step tracking performance and issues
Author_Institution :
Aerosp. Corp., USA
Abstract :
An antenna tracking technique, referred to as "step track" is commonly used in communication applications. This technique, application tradeoffs, and its accuracy are reviewed. The accuracy of the technique is derived, and the system and tracking rationale for the selection of the angular offset values are described.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; satellite antennas; satellite tracking; accuracy; angular offset values selection; antenna pattern; antenna pointing; antenna tracking; beamwidth; boresight measure accuracy; communication applications; low altitude satellites; open loop procedure; satellite tracking; step tracking performance; Antenna measurements; Directive antennas; Feeds; Force measurement; Hardware; Pattern analysis; Performance analysis; Satellite antennas; Tracking loops; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1998. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4478-2
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1998.699058
