Title :
A self-steering array for the SHARP microwave-powered aircraft
Author :
East, Thomas W R
Author_Institution :
Tom East Eng. Services, Waterloo, Ont., Canada
fDate :
12/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
SHARP (stationary high altitude relay platform) is a proposed airborne platform consisting of a light aircraft powered by microwave energy beamed to it from the ground. A design for a phased array which automatically tracks the aircraft as it flies on station is proposed. It uses a feedback link through the transmitted beam. Computer simulations are presented
Keywords :
aircraft; antenna phased arrays; ground support systems; microwave antenna arrays; microwave power transmission; reflector antennas; tracking systems; SHARP; airborne platform; antenna array; computer simulation; feedback link; light aircraft; microwave-powered aircraft; phased array; rectenna; reflector antennas; self-steering array; stationary high altitude relay platform; tracking system; Aircraft propulsion; Antenna arrays; Dipole antennas; Electromagnetic heating; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave antennas; Phased arrays; Receiving antennas; Rectennas; Transmitting antennas;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
