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Satellite ground stations with electronic beam steering

Cheng, Yao and Henniger, Hennes and Nuan, Song and Metzig, Robert and Roemer, Florian and Diedrich, Erhard and Haardt, Martin (2012) Satellite ground stations with electronic beam steering. In: 2012 IEEE First AESS European Conference on Satellite Telecommunications (ESTEL),. IEEE First AESS European Conference on Satellite Telecommunications (ESTEL), 2012-10-02 - 2012-10-05, Rome. doi: 10.1109/ESTEL.2012.6400173. ISBN 978-1-4673-4687-0.

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Abstract

In this work, we propose electronic beam steering via antenna arrays as a substitute for large parabolic antennas at satellite ground stations. We concentrate on two array geometries, faceted arrays and hemispherical arrays. A thorough analysis is carried out of the radiation characteristics, the array size, as well as the antenna element distribution and spacing. Moreover, in order to fulfill the requirement of the array design, that is, to achieve a higher gain at low elevation angles where the longer spacecraft to ground station distance leads to a larger range loss, we propose to adjust the number of active antenna elements, i.e., some antenna elements are turned on while others are turned off according to the required level of antenna gain. This also contributes to a concept of an optimized array design for this specific application. In the simulations, the array optimization for both array geometries is further investigated and realized with a realistic ephemeris incorporated. The numerical results support the proposal of replacing large reflector antennas by electronic beam steering via antenna arrays at satellite ground stations.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/81863/
Document Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Title:Satellite ground stations with electronic beam steering
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Cheng, YaoCommun. Res. Lab., Ilmenau Univ. of Technol.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Henniger, HennesUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Nuan, SongCommun. Res. Lab., Ilmenau Univ. of Technol.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Metzig, RobertUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Roemer, FlorianCommun. Res. Lab., Ilmenau Univ. of Technol.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Diedrich, ErhardUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Haardt, MartinCommun. Res. Lab., Ilmenau Univ. of Technol.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:October 2012
Journal or Publication Title:2012 IEEE First AESS European Conference on Satellite Telecommunications (ESTEL),
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:No
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:No
In ISI Web of Science:No
DOI:10.1109/ESTEL.2012.6400173
ISBN:978-1-4673-4687-0
Status:Published
Keywords:antenna arrays;beam steering;reflector antennas;satellite ground stations;antenna arrays;antenna element distribution;antenna element spacing;electronic beam steering;faceted arrays;hemispherical arrays;parabolic antennas;reflector antennas;satellite ground stations;spacecraft;Antenna arrays;Arrays;Beam steering;Geometry;Space vehicles;Vectors
Event Title:IEEE First AESS European Conference on Satellite Telecommunications (ESTEL)
Event Location:Rome
Event Type:international Conference
Event Start Date:2 October 2012
Event End Date:5 October 2012
Organizer:IEEE
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Space
HGF - Program Themes:Earth Observation
DLR - Research area:Raumfahrt
DLR - Program:R EO - Earth Observation
DLR - Research theme (Project):R - Vorhaben Datenakquisition und Produktgenerierung (old)
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen
Institutes and Institutions:German Remote Sensing Data Center > International Ground Segment
Deposited By: Henniger, Hennes
Deposited On:31 Jul 2013 09:46
Last Modified:24 Apr 2024 19:48

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