Title :
Contiguous paraboloid arrays for mobile satellite communications
Author :
Strickland, Peter C.
Author_Institution :
EMS Technol. Inc., Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Satellite user terminals are widely used on different types of vehicles as a means of obtaining reliable voice and data communications. The paper describes a low-profile reflector array design that is suitable for use on aircraft, trains and trucks and does not suffer from the high cost, poor discrimination and limited coverage of a phased array. This contiguous paraboloid design can be configured for full duplex operation and as a receive-only array.
Keywords :
aircraft antennas; antenna radiation patterns; microwave antenna arrays; mobile antennas; mobile satellite communication; receiving antennas; reflector antennas; 14.25 GHz; aircraft; antenna radiation patterns; contiguous paraboloid arrays; data communications; full duplex operation; low-profile reflector array; mobile satellite communications; moving vehicles; receive-only array; trains; trucks; voice communications; Aircraft; Aperture antennas; Costs; Linear antenna arrays; Marine vehicles; Medical services; Phased arrays; Planar arrays; Satellite communication; Satellite ground stations;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2002. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7330-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2002.1017085
