Title :
Evolutionary developments in antenna structural engineering
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
A survey of evolutionary developments in antenna structural engineering is presented. Particular attention is given to the STAIR program developed for the analysis of the 120-ft Haystack antenna; Von Hoerner´s advocacy of homology; site winds and antenna wind loading; and a temperature-measurement program consisting of 34 thermocouples installed on the 210-ft Australian CSIRO antenna.<>
Keywords :
antennas; electrical engineering computing; 120 ft; 210 ft; Australian CSIRO antenna; Haystack antenna; STAIR program; Von Hoerner homology; antenna structural engineering; antenna wind loading; site winds; temperature-measurement program; thermocouples; Antenna measurements; Computer errors; Design engineering; Equations; Feeds; Microwave antennas; Performance analysis; Reflector antennas; Structural engineering; Surface fitting;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1992. AP-S. 1992 Digest. Held in Conjuction with: URSI Radio Science Meeting and Nuclear EMP Meeting., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0730-5
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1992.221818
