Simple satellite-tracking dual-band triangular-patch array antenna for ETS-VIII applications

Author

Sumantyo, Josephat Tetuko Sri ; Ito, Koichi ; DELAUNE, David ; Tanaka, Toshimitsu ; Yoshimura, Hiroyuki

Author_Institution

Center for Frontier Electron. & Photonics, Chiba Univ., Japan

Volume

3

fYear

2004

fDate

20-25 June 2004

Firstpage

2500

Abstract

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will launch a geostationary satellite called Engineering Test Satellite-VIII (ETS-VIII) in 2005. ETS-VIII will conduct orbital experiments on mobile satellite communications at the S-band frequency, especially to support the development of a technology for the transmission and reception of multimedia information such as voice and images for land mobile systems. Various antennas have been developed for mobile satellite communications purposes, but these antennas have a complex composition. A simple satellite-tracking triangular-patch array antenna is proposed. The targeted minimum gain of the antenna is set to 6 dBic at an elevation of 48° in the Tokyo area for applications of a few hundred kbps. The antenna also should be designed as thin, compact, small and simple as possible, because it will be mounted on bullet train, ship or car roof.

Keywords

UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; land mobile radio; microstrip antenna arrays; mobile antennas; mobile satellite communication; multifrequency antennas; satellite tracking; 2.5025 GHz; 2.6575 GHz; Engineering Test Satellite-VIII; Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; S-band; antenna radiation patterns; bullet train; car roof; dual-band antenna array; geostationary satellite; land mobile systems; mobile satellite communications; multimedia information; satellite-tracking antenna array; ship; triangular-patch antenna array; Aerospace engineering; Aerospace testing; Antenna arrays; Dual band; Frequency; Marine vehicles; Mobile antennas; Multimedia systems; Satellite antennas; Satellite communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8302-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2004.1331881

Filename

1331881