Integrated Solar-Panel Antenna Array for CubeSats

Baktur, Reyhan ; Shaw, Harry ; Altunc, Serhat ; Hunter, Roger ; Baker, Christopher

关键词: AEROSPACE ENGINEERING;    ANTENNA ARRAYS;    CUBESATS;    PARABOLIC REFLECTORS;    REFLECTOR ANTENNAS;    SOLAR ARRAYS;    SUPERHIGH FREQUENCIES;    TRANSPARENCE;    ANTENNA DESIGN;    LIGHT (VISIBLE RADIATION);    PANELS;    RADIO EQUIPMENT;    SOLAR CELLS;    TELECOMMUNICATION;   

RP-ID  :  FS-2018-07-07-ARC,ARC-E-DAA-TN59741

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

The goal of the Integrated Solar-Panel Antenna Array for CubeSats (ISAAC) project is to design and demonstrate an effective optically transparent, high-gain, lightweight, conformal X band antenna array that is integrated with the solar panels of a CubeSat. The targeted demonstration is for a Near Earth Network (NEN) radio at X-band, but the design can be easily scaled to other network radios for higher frequencies. ISAAC is a less expensive and more flexible design for communication systems compared to a deployed dish antenna or the existing integrated solar panel antenna designs.