S-band electronically switched beam antenna for interactive mobile satellite communications

Author

Padilla, Jose ; Ortiz, N. ; Vigano, C. ; Tiezzi, Francesco

Author_Institution

PSE-C, JAST SA, Lausanne, Switzerland

fYear

2013

fDate

8-12 April 2013

Firstpage

247

Lastpage

251

Abstract

This paper presents the design of an intermediate gain S-band antenna for interactive services with electronic beam steering capabilities. The antenna allows simultaneous reception and transmission of S-band signals and can track the position of a geostationary satellite by electronically switching among a finite set of beams. The tracking system is based on combination of position and attitude sensors embedded in the antenna. The antenna has a low-profile design that allows an easy installation on vehicles without altering their aerodynamics. The main aspects of the antenna implementation are described together with the results obtained with the first prototypes of the antenna.

Keywords

electronic switching systems; mobile satellite communication; satellite antennas; signal processing; S-band electronically switched beam antenna; aerodynamics; antenna implementation; antenna prototypes; attitude sensors; electronic beam steering capabilities; geostationary satellite; interactive mobile satellite communications; interactive services; position sensors; tracking system; Finite element analysis; Satellite antennas; Satellites; Switches; Vehicles; Antenna; Automatic Tracking; Electronic Phased Array; Interactive Services; Mobile Satellite Communication; S-band;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2013 7th European Conference on

Conference_Location

Gothenburg

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2187-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-88-907018-1-8

Type

conf

Filename

6546256