• DocumentCode
    2152785
  • Title

    The proposed DESDynI array-fed reflector feed

  • Author

    Chamberlain, N. ; Hodges, R. ; Vacchione, J. ; Zawadzki, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Spacecraft Antennas Group, California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    8-14 July 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    This paper describes the feed antenna for a proposed NASA Earth orbiting radar sensor currently in formulation at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The proposed array-fed reflector antenna architecture would enable large physical aperture imaging from space at relatively low cost and high technology readiness. Design, construction, and modeling of the feed antenna are described.
  • Keywords
    radar antennas; reflector antenna feeds; DESDynI array fed reflector feed; NASA Earth orbiting radar sensor; array fed reflector antenna; physical aperture imaging; Antenna arrays; Antenna feeds; Arrays; Reflector antennas; Tiles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Chicago, IL
  • ISSN
    1522-3965
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0461-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2012.6349002
  • Filename
    6349002