Title :
Onto optimization of TTC patch antennas placed on minispacecraft
Author :
Kabacik, Pawel ; Opalka, Przemysalaw ; Maleszka, Tomasz ; Gorski, Przemyslaw
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Telecommun., Teleinformatics & Acoust., Wroclaw Univ. of Technol., Wroclaw
Abstract :
This paper presents the approach to optimal TTC patch antennas placement onboard minispacrafts. The construction of the antennas is briefly discussed and chosen schemes of antennas placement are introduced. Influence of solar panels is also investigated and countermeasures against failure of their deployment are proposed. The results of the analysis were obtained with the use of Moment Method simulations and measurements. Alternative, computationally more efficient ray-tracing method is mentioned and compared with full-wave simulations.
Keywords :
method of moments; microstrip antennas; optimisation; ray tracing; satellite antennas; TTC patch antenna; moment method simulation; onboard minispacecraft antenna; optimization; ray-tracing method; solar panel; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Computational modeling; Frequency; Patch antennas; Payloads; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Space technology; Space vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2006. EuCAP 2006. First European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
978-92-9092-937-6
DOI :
10.1109/EUCAP.2006.4585073
