Analysis of the TE21 Mode Monopulse Tracking Technique in LEO Satellite Systems

Author

Nateghi, J. ; Mohammady, L. ; Jedari, E.

Author_Institution

Iran Telecommun. Res. Center, Tehran

fYear

2008

fDate

8-13 June 2008

Firstpage

42

Lastpage

45

Abstract

One of the high order modes which are used at the LEO satellite ground stations is TE₂₁. This mode has symmetrical radiation pattern with low side lobe levels. In this paper the monopulse tracking technique using TE₂₁ mode is analyzed. The key parameters of this technique including the linearity and slope of the error signal are calculated. Finally, by using of these parameters, estimation error such as mean, variance and consequent root mean square error (RMSE) of TE₂₁ mode tracking technique versus SNR are presented.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; mean square error methods; satellite antennas; satellite ground stations; LEO satellite ground stations; LEO satellite technique systems; TE₂₁ mode monopulse tracking technique; low side lobe levels; root mean square error; symmetrical radiation pattern; Artificial satellites; Costs; Horn antennas; IEEE members; Low earth orbit satellites; Production; Radar tracking; Satellite ground stations; Signal generators; Transmitters; LEO satellites; multimode monopulse technique;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Telecommunications, 2008. AICT '08. Fourth Advanced International Conference on

Conference_Location

Athens

Print_ISBN

978-0-7695-3162-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-0-7695-3162-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AICT.2008.32

Filename

4545501