Title :
A reconfigurable/deployable helical antenna for small satellites
Author :
Costantine, Joseph ; Kabalan, Karim Y. ; El Hajj, Ali ; Tawk, Youssef ; Christodoulou, Christos G.
Author_Institution :
California State Univ. Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper a helical antenna that is deployed on a small satellite platform is presented. The antenna achieves reconfiguration in stages by deploying in and out of the satellite in a rotational matter to achieve frequency tuning. The antenna is circularly polarized with a wide bandwidth and a reasonable gain. The merging of deployable and reconfigurable antennas allows deployment on demand and adds more capabilities and adaptation ability to space communications.
Keywords :
helical antennas; space communication links; circularly polarized antenna; frequency tuning; reconfigurable-deployable helical antenna; small satellites; space communications; Antenna radiation patterns; Helical antennas; Reflector antennas; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5315-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2013.6710856
