A 2.45-GHz microstrip patch antenna was designed for small-satellite communications. Optimization was achieved by trimming the copper patch to minimize the input return loss over the desired 2:1 VSWR bandwidth. Final testing of the antenna included a successful long-range data transmission over which pictures taken by the satellite were sent to the ground station. In addition to the microstrip ...

Application of the three-dimensional digital image correlation technique (3D DIC) to the accurate measurement of full-field surface profile of a 730 mm-diameter carbon fibre composite satellite antenna is investigated in this article. The basic principles of the 3D DIC technique are described. The measured profile was compared with the one measured with a three-dimensional coordinate measuring ...

In this paper, we investigate methods for interference location in satellite communication system using satellite multi-beam antenna with subspace based schemes. A novel MUSIC based approach is proposed for estimating the direction of arrival of the interfering sources. The proposed method provides super resolution and asymptotic maximum likelihood estimates of the direction of arrivals even at...

The recent exponential growth of high-speed Internet connections has created a huge demand for ubiquitous access links to the Internet, and mobile Internet services on cellular or wireless LAN networks have increased rapidly. A major role of mobile satellite communication networks is to provide ubiquitous broadband services. The target users of these services are people who do not have access t...

This paper presents a novel electrical polarization tracking method for mobile satellite communication systems that use linear polarization. It consists of two main technologies; the first estimates the mobile station antenna’s relative polarization angle against that of the satellite’s onboard antenna, the second forms counter polarization against the estimated value. We use a Ku-band communic...

Abstract—An ultra wideband (UWB) coplanar waveguide (CPW) fed rectangular monopole antenna, which is of band notched characteristic for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), Worldwide inter-operability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) and the C-band satellite communications, is proposed, fabricated and measured. In order to obtain the desired dual band rejections, a piece of pentagonal slotline and a...

Due to their smaller size and light weighted structures patch antennas are accustomed in modern communication Technology. With additional size in reduction, micro strip antennas are commonly used in handsets, GPS receivers etc. This paper presents a novel design of fractal shape patch antenna using U-slot on patch and defected ground structure. Due to slots on patch and ground, tri-band resonat...

The GPS antenna is the connecting component between the GPS satellite and the GPS receiver. Its function is to transfer the satellite signal propagation to the receiver with minimum interruption. A satisfactory process is expected to result in an accurate and reliable performance of the GPS receiver. Multipath error is a dominant error source connected with GPS positioning. Mitigation of such e...

We are developing a small synthetic aperture radar (SAR) that is compatible with 100kg class satellite. A constellation of such small SAR satellites is promising for shot revisit time of earth observations. The SAR antenna is a deployable honeycomb panel antenna with slot array, that can be stowed compactly. RF instruments are on a satellite structure and feed through waveguides. RF signal feed...

In this paper multiple antenna channel codes, i.e. Space-Time Block Code, Space-Time Trellis Code and SuperOrthogonal Space-Time Trellis Code, are examined in a satellite communication, comparing the gain that the multiple antenna channel coding techniques provide to the communication system. The satellite channel for urban area, modeled as a combination of Rayleigh and log-normal processes wit...