Title :
A low cost 1K elements phased array antenna
Author :
Mousavi, Pedram ; Fakharzadeh, Mohammad ; Safavi-Naeini, Safieddin
Author_Institution :
Intelwaves Technol., Waterloo, ON, Canada
Abstract :
In this paper, a low cost phased array antenna system with nearly 1K microstrip antenna patches for mobile broadcast satellite reception in Ku-band will be introduced. The height of the antenna is only 6 cm and the system has two-dimensional electronic scanning capability. The main objective of this design is to develop phased array system with very low cost components and a minimum number of tracking sensors. A novel beamforming algorithm compensates for the fabrication inaccuracies of the microwave components and variations in their characteristics due to ambient changes.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; array signal processing; broadcast antennas; diversity reception; microstrip antenna arrays; mobile antennas; mobile satellite communication; scanning antennas; 1K microstrip antenna patch; Ku-band; array signal processing; beamforming algorithm; low cost phased array antenna system; microwave component; mobile broadcast satellite reception; sensor tracking; Antenna arrays; Costs; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Mobile antennas; Phased arrays; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Sensor arrays; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Phased array antenna; array signal processing; satellite tracking; tracking algorithm;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2009. MTT '09. IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2803-8
Electronic_ISBN :
0149-645X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2009.5165824
