Title :
Planar digital-beamforming antenna for satellite navigation
Author :
Dreher, A. ; Hekmat, T. ; Niklasch, N.E. ; Lieke, M. ; Klefenz, F. ; Schroth, A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Radio Frequency Technol., Aerosp. Res. Establ., Wessling, Germany
Abstract :
A planar digital-beamforming (DBF) antenna for user terminals in future satellite navigation systems has been developed to improve the overall system performance. A C-band breadboard model including aperture coupled patches, receiver and signal-processing unit has been designed, manufactured and tested.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; array signal processing; microstrip antenna arrays; mobile antennas; satellite antennas; satellite navigation; C-band breadboard model; aperture coupled patches; planar digital-beamforming antenna; receiver; satellite navigation; signal-processing unit; user terminals; Aerospace engineering; Calibration; Circuits; Nonhomogeneous media; Radio frequency; Radio navigation; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite navigation systems; Stripline;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1999 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5135-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1999.779844
