Title :
Antennas of vehicles landing on a planet surface
Author :
Belostotskaya, K.K.
Author_Institution :
Special Res. Bur., Moscow Power Eng. Inst., Russia
Abstract :
The antenna systems designed under the international projects “Mars-96” and “Phobos” are described. In flight, the antenna system of a small station landing on Mars is packed under protective petals of the station and is opened on the surface with the help of flexible legs. The original scheme of excitation in the form of compact strip-geometry is described. The antenna system of the mobile vehicle landing on Phobos provides an omnidirectional pattern on the basis of the combination of antenna methods with methods of processing the received signal. The high efficiency of the antenna results from its construction in the form of an active antenna
Keywords :
Mars; active antennas; microstrip antennas; planetary rovers; planetary satellites; Mars-96; Phobos; active antenna; compact strip-geometry; flexible legs; mobile vehicle; omnidirectional pattern; planet surface; planetary landing vehicle antennas; protective petals; received signal processing; small station; Antenna accessories; Arm; Dipole antennas; Frequency; Leg; Mars; Mobile antennas; Planets; Receiving antennas; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Microwaves, Radar and Wireless Communications. 2000. MIKON-2000. 13th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wroclaw
Print_ISBN :
83-906662-3-5
DOI :
10.1109/MIKON.2000.913918
