A (design-oriented) reliability model for active phased arrays in satellite communication systems

Author

Ruggieri, Marina

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Ingegneria Elettronica, Rome Univ., Italy

Volume

12

Issue

10

fYear

1997

fDate

10/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

23

Lastpage

29

Abstract

This paper proposes a modeling approach to relate the power section reliability of satellite payloads to the on-board antenna complexity. The aim of the model is to support the development of design tools for satellite systems adopting active phased arrays. The achieved results are rendered parametric with respect to a key system requirement, the effective isotropic radiated power, due to its direct impact on transmitter configuration and technological features as well as on the critical compromise between transmitter and antenna specifications

Keywords

active antenna arrays; antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; reliability; reliability theory; satellite antennas; scanning antennas; active phased arrays; design tools; design-oriented model; direct radiating array; effective isotropic radiated power; feed cluster; frequency scanning satellite system; on-board antenna complexity; power section reliability; reliability model; satellite communication systems; satellite payloads; Antenna arrays; Artificial satellites; Payloads; Phased arrays; Power system modeling; Power system reliability; Satellite antennas; Satellite communication; Transmitters; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8985

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/62.624324

Filename

624324