Experimental APAA for satellite communications

Author

Soon Ik Jeon ; Jae Ick Choi ; Young Kyun Choi ; Seung Hyeub Oh

Author_Institution

Antenna Res. Center, ETRI, Taejon, South Korea

Volume

2

fYear

2002

fDate

2-7 June 2002

Firstpage

1341

Abstract

In this paper, an APAA (Active Phased Array Antenna) for X-band satellite communications is introduced. The APAA can electronically steer its beam with wide range, /spl plusmn/37 degrees. The system was designed experimentally before practical model design. It will be installed on the ship finally. To confirm its functional performance, it was tested on the motion simulator with the satellite RF simulator. The motion simulator can operate with the wide range 3D movement. The APAA has its M&C (monitoring and control) functions, which show the beam directions as well as the other status during its operating.

Keywords

active antenna arrays; antenna phased arrays; beam steering; microwave antenna arrays; satellite communication; 3D ship movement; X-band satellite communication; active phased array antenna; electronic beam steering; monitoring and control function; motion simulator; satellite RF simulator; Antenna accessories; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Beam steering; Marine vehicles; Phased arrays; Radio frequency; Satellite antennas; Satellite communication; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 2002 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7239-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2002.1011917

Filename

1011917