• DocumentCode
    3377477
  • Title

    Thermal distortion analysis on ACTS multibeam antenna

  • Author

    Kim, D.Y. ; Chen, C.H. ; Dye, K. ; Wong, W.C. ; Hamada, S.J.

  • Author_Institution
    TRW Electron. Syst. Group, Redondo Beach, CA, USA
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    6-10 June 1988
  • Firstpage
    1310
  • Abstract
    The on-orbit antenna system performance under worst-case thermal distortion is analyzed. The parameters under consideration are beam shift, peak gain, and edge of coverage (EOC) gain degradation for co-aligned multiple beams on separate receive and transit antennas. The analytical method and a method to minimize the thermal distortion effects are presented.<>
  • Keywords
    reflector antennas; satellite antennas; ACTS multibeam antenna; Advanced Communications Technology Satellite; analytical method; beam shift; co-aligned multiple beams; edge of coverage; on-orbit antenna system; peak gain; reflector antenna; thermal distortion; Cities and towns; Optical distortion; Radio frequency; Receiving antennas; Satellites; Structural beams; Sun; Temperature distribution; Thermal degradation; Transmitting antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1988. AP-S. Digest
  • Conference_Location
    Syracuse, NY, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.1988.94340
  • Filename
    94340