Title :
Optimized antenna designs for meteor burst communications
Author :
Desourdis, Robert, Jr. ; Trementozzi, Ralph
Author_Institution :
Sci. Applications Int. Corp., Stow, MA, USA
fDate :
30 Sep-3 Oct 1990
Abstract :
Meteor burst (MB) link performance is highly sensitive to patterns of link antennas. This sensitivity is determined by the match of transmit and receive antenna power gain and polarization throughout the usable MB sky volume. An application of the METEORLINK computer model to optimize antenna designs versus range is described. The approach uses antenna elevation and azimuth angle densities created with omnidirectional antenna patterns at different link ranges to provide specifications for the optimum pattern. Realizable designs are presented for path lengths of 100, 600 and 1100 miles and apply to fixed range links using simple antennas above ground. The approach can be extended to optimize antenna designs for adaptive, network, or mobile applications
Keywords :
CAD; antenna radiation patterns; antennas; meteor burst communications; telecommunications computing; 100 miles; 1100 miles; 600 miles; METEORLINK computer model; adaptive applications; antenna elevation; antenna radiation patterns; azimuth angle densities; link antennas; link performance; link ranges; meteor burst communications; mobile applications; network applications; omnidirectional antenna patterns; optimised antenna designs; optimum pattern; path lengths; polarization; power gain; receive antenna; sky volume; transmit antenna; Acoustic reflection; Adaptive arrays; Design optimization; Directive antennas; Performance gain; Plasmas; Polarization; Receiving antennas; Resonance; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1990. MILCOM '90, Conference Record, A New Era. 1990 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1990.117538
