Title :
Antenna and tracking system for land vehicles on satellite communications
Author :
Tanaka, Kenji ; Yamamoto, Shin-ichi ; Wakana, Hiromitsu ; Ohmori, Shingo ; Matsunaga, Motoshi ; Tsuchiya, Masahiro
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Lab., Minist. of Posts & Telecommun., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
An antenna system for L-band (1.6/1.5 GHz) land mobile satellite communications is presented. The antenna system includes both a phased array antenna and an open-loop tracking method using a geomagnetic sensor and an optical fiber gyro (OFG). Results of field experiments using the Engineering Test Satellite Five proved that the antenna system has practical commercial land mobile applications for satellite communications
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; microwave antennas; mobile antennas; mobile radio systems; satellite antennas; satellite ground stations; tracking systems; 1.5 GHz; 1.6 GHz; Engineering Test Satellite Five; L-band communication; UHF; antenna system; geomagnetic sensor; land mobile satellite communications; open-loop tracking method; optical fiber gyro; phased array antenna; Antenna arrays; Geomagnetism; Land vehicles; Mobile antennas; Optical arrays; Optical fiber sensors; Phased arrays; Satellite antennas; Satellite communication; Sensor arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1992, IEEE 42nd
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0673-2
DOI :
10.1109/VETEC.1992.245286
