DocumentCode
2546736
Title
Pillow distortion analysis for modular mesh antenna
Author
Shimizu, M. ; Ando, K. ; Mitsugi, J.
Author_Institution
NTT Radio Commun. Syst. Lab., Kanagawa, Japan
fYear
1993
fDate
June 28 1993-July 2 1993
Firstpage
780
Abstract
A pillow distortion analysis method for modular mesh antennas composed of mesh and cable networks has been developed. The mesh is modeled with equivalent cables. The amount of distortion in the mesh´s shape and the degradation in the antenna pattern caused by pillowing were calculated with the method for two values of the tension ratio. It is shown that the ratio should be above 0.5m to minimize antenna pattern degradation.<>
Keywords
antenna radiation patterns; reflector antennas; antenna pattern; equivalent cables; modular mesh antenna; pillow distortion analysis; tension ratio; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Directive antennas; Laboratories; Nonlinear distortion; Optical fiber cables; Radio communication; Radio frequency; Reflector antennas; Surface fitting;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1993. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-1246-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.1993.385232
Filename
385232
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