Title :
Microstrip patch antenna design considerations for airborne and spaceborne applications
Author :
Kabacik, P. ; Bialkowski, M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Telecommun. & Acoust., Wroclaw Univ. of Technol., Poland
Abstract :
Using manufacturer quoted and measured parameters of substrates, the temperature effects on the performance of airborne and spaceborne microstrip patch antennas have been studied. Extreme centre-frequency drifts have been observed for antennas made of teflon-glass laminates. It has been shown that the temperature drift can be substantially reduced using quartz-fibre composite materials.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; aircraft antennas; antenna accessories; fibre reinforced composites; laminates; microstrip antennas; satellite antennas; airborne applications; centre-frequency drifts; microstrip patch antenna design; performance; quartz-fibre composite; spaceborne applications; teflon-glass laminate; temperature effects; Dielectric constant; Dielectric materials; Dielectric measurements; Frequency; Laminates; Manufacturing; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Temperature distribution; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1998. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4478-2
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1998.701628
