Title :
Compact phased array for small LEO satellite
Author :
He, Yisheng ; Arichandran, K.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
Abstract :
A conical patch array configuration for satisfying both the structure and gain requirement of an LEO satellite antenna is proposed. A synthesis approach based on an element by element method for a non-planar conical array is presented. Simulation results show that if a well-focused beam is required, the phase-shifter at each array element should be used for the compensation of the curvature effect. It also shows that the Taylor distribution can be used to obtain an acceptable radiation pattern
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; conical antennas; microstrip antenna arrays; satellite antennas; LEO satellite antenna; Taylor distribution; antenna radiation pattern; antenna synthesis; array element; compact phased array; conical patch array; curvature effect compensation; element by element method; focused beam; gain; microstrip array; nonplanar conical array; phase-shifter; simulation results; small LEO satellite;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2001. Eleventh International Conference on (IEE Conf. Publ. No. 480)
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-733-0
DOI :
10.1049/cp:20010325
