DocumentCode
2875205
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
fYear
2013
fDate
7-13 July 2013
Firstpage
390
Lastpage
391
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location
Orlando, FL
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-5315-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2013.6710856
Filename
6710856
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