Compact UUV antenna assembly for reliable communications

Author

Waterhouse, Rod ; Novak, Dalma

Author_Institution

Pharad, LLC, Glen Burnie, MD

fYear

2008

fDate

16-19 Nov. 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

We present a compact antenna assembly for UUVs (unmanned undersea vehicles) that supports UHF line of sight (LOS), DAMA (demand assigned multiple access) and MUOS (mobile user objective system) SATCOM communications. We have incorporated new size reduction and performance enhancing techniques to create one wideband, small volume antenna assembly that can be mounted directly to the UUV mast. The antenna achieves an electromagnetic performance that enables an efficient solution to be realized for UUV RF communications without the need for expensive antenna beam steering electronics. A proof of concept version of the compact mast mount antenna assembly with form factor suitable for integration on a 21" UUV, has been prototyped and tested.

Keywords

antenna testing; demand assigned multiple access; remotely operated vehicles; satellite communication; DAMA; MUOS; SATCOM communications; UHF line of sight; compact UUV antenna assembly; demand assigned multiple access; mobile user objective system; reliable communications; unmanned undersea vehicles; Assembly systems; Beam steering; Broadband antennas; Mobile antennas; Mobile communication; Prototypes; Radio frequency; UHF antennas; Underwater communication; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference, 2008. MILCOM 2008. IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2676-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2677-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753040

Filename

4753040