Title :
MetOp-SG SCA antenna breadboard: Definition, manufacturing and testing
Author :
Garcia, Quiterio ; Trastoy, Ana ; Montesano, A. ; Herrera, Ignacio ; Gualo, Aurelio ; Chung-Chi Lin ; Ostergaard, Allan
Author_Institution :
Airbus Defence & Space, Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
This paper describes the definition, manufacturing and testing of the antenna breadboard demonstrator intended for the MetOp-SG SCAtterometer Instrument. The breadboard is a dual polarization array antenna composed of separate radiating panels for H and V polarizations, respectively. The panels with the supporting structures are undergoing a test campaign that comprises thermal cycling, vibration, thermoelastic and RF tests.
Keywords :
antenna testing; electromagnetic wave polarisation; electromagnetic wave scattering; slot antenna arrays; thermoelasticity; vibrations; H polarizations; MetOp-SG SCA antenna breadboard; MetOp-SG scatterometer instrument; RF tests; V polarizations; antenna breadboard demonstrator; dual polarization array antenna; thermal cycling; thermoelastic tests; vibration tests; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Arrays; Frequency measurement; Radio frequency; Vibrations; breadboard; radar; slotted antenna array; test campaign;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2015 9th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lisbon
