Title :
Deployable antennas for CubeSat and space communications
Author :
Costantine, J. ; Tawk, Y. ; Ernest, A. ; Christodoulou, C.G.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., California State Univ. Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper we propose two UHF antenna concepts to be deployed on a CubeSat platform. Both antennas display logarithmic periodicity in their structure. The first antenna proposed is the conical log spiral antenna while the second is the log periodic crossed dipole antenna array. The design of these antennas as well as their deployment mechanisms are also discussed and presented.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; conical antennas; dipole antenna arrays; satellite antennas; space communication links; spiral antennas; CubeSat; UHF antenna; conical log spiral antenna; deployable antennas; log periodic crossed dipole antenna array; space communications; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Dipole antennas; Spirals; Springs; UHF antennas; CubeSat; Deployable antennas; Space Communications;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Prague
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0918-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0919-7
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206124
