Assessment of wireless link budget in a satellite by modelling techniques

Author

Gineste, P-N ; Herlem, Y. ; Outay, A. ; Pelissou, P.

Author_Institution

Astrium Space Transp., Les Mureaux, France

fYear

2012

fDate

21-23 May 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The present study is related to the ESA/ASTRIUM contract n°4500082825 entitled “Wireless Intra-Spacecraft communications”, whose objectives cover the design, development and validation of a RF wireless communications system for use in spacecraft Assembly Integration and Verification (AIV). This paper presents the main outcomes of this study, whose main objective was to assess, by modelling techniques, the possibility of using wireless communication inside satellite for AIT (Assembly, Integration and Tests) purposes. Comparisons with tests have been done in order to validate the numerical model and statistic data have been established.

Keywords

satellite communication; space communication links; AIT; AIV; ESA/ASTRIUM contract n°4500082825; RF wireless communications system; assembly integration and tests; modelling techniques; numerical model; spacecraft assembly integration and verification; statistic data; wireless intraspacecraft communications; wireless link budget assessment; Apertures; Cavity resonators; Dipole antennas; Receiving antennas; Satellites; Solid modeling;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace EMC, 2012 Proceedings ESA Workshop on

Conference_Location

Venice

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0302-6

Type

conf

Filename

6232524