Title :
Self-Erecting Space Antennas
Author :
Croswell, W.F. ; Gilreath, M.C. ; Vaughan, V.L., Jr.
Author_Institution :
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center, Langley Air Force Base, Va.
fDate :
6/1/1962 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A self-erecting technique for erectable space-vehicle antennas is proposed. Working models of Yagi disk antennas utilizing this new principle are described.
Keywords :
Antenna arrays; Assembly; Construction; Control systems; Data communication; Electronics packaging; Internal stresses; Radio frequency; Space vehicles; Yagi-Uda antennas;
Journal_Title :
Space Electronics and Telemetry, IRE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/IRET-SET.1962.5008821