Title :
Antennas for distributed nanosatellite networks
Author :
Mizuno, Thomas J. ; Roque, Justin D. ; Murakami, Blaine T. ; Yoneshige, Lance K. ; Shiroma, Grant S. ; Miyamoto, Ryan Y. ; Shiroma, Wayne A.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Eng., Hawaii Univ., Honolulu, HI, USA
Abstract :
Distributed nanosatellite networks have the advantage of being reconfigurable, redundant, and readily deployable. Two types of antennas designed for this application are presented: a flexible UHF antenna for Earth-to-satellite communications, and an X-band retrodirective array for secure satellite-to-satellite crosslink communications.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; directive antennas; microwave antenna arrays; satellite antennas; satellite links; Earth-to-satellite communications; X-band retrodirective array; antennas design; distributed nanosatellite networks; flexible UHF antenna; reconfigurable networks; satellite-to-satellite crosslink communication security; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Artificial satellites; Downlink; Educational institutions; Military satellites; NASA; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; UHF antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Applied Computational Electromagnetics, 2005. IEEE/ACES International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9068-7
DOI :
10.1109/WCACEM.2005.1469661
