A low profile vehicle mobile SATCOM antenna

Author

Smith, Alan C.

Author_Institution

Defense Research Agency, Defford, UK

Volume

2

fYear

1993

fDate

11-14 Oct 1993

Firstpage

705

Abstract

A steerable low profile microwave antenna for satellite communication from a moving vehicle is described. It is based on a Luneburg lens and reflector combination which is steerable in both azimuth and elevation. Beam steering is achieved through the use of a novel epicyclic gearbox which is controlled by attitude and heading sensors within the vehicle

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; attitude control; calibration; land mobile radio; lens antennas; microwave links; military communication; military equipment; mobile antennas; mobile satellite communication; radomes; reflector antennas; satellite antennas; satellite links; satellite tracking; scanning antennas; telecommunication control; 7.9 GHz; SHF; attitude sensors; beam steering; epicyclic gearbox; heading sensors; moving vehicle; satellite communication; steerable low profile microwave antenna; Attitude control; Azimuth; Beam steering; Communication system control; Lenses; Microwave antennas; Mobile antennas; Satellite antennas; Satellite communication; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference, 1993. MILCOM '93. Conference record. Communications on the Move., IEEE

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0953-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.1993.408578

Filename

408578