Electromagnetic Modeling for the Conformal Lightweight Antenna System for Aeronautical Communications Technologies (CLAS-ACT) Program: Final Report

Mackenzie, Anne I

关键词: AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING;    ANTENNA DESIGN;    TELECOMMUNICATION;    MICROWAVE ANTENNAS;    SATELLITE COMMUNICATION;    PHASED ARRAYS;   

RP-ID  :  NASA/TM–2019-220293,L-21041,NF1676L-33695

学科分类：电子与电气工程

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

A series of electromagnetic simulations was conducted for the Conformal Lightweight Antenna System for Aeronautical Communications Technologies (CLAS-ACT) Program. The program designed, built, and flight tested a 14.25 GHz conformal patch array antenna for satellite communications on a T-34C airplane. Various studies were performed to evaluate the effects of antenna element spacing, array shape, signal taper, phased array pointing angle, null steering coefficients, antenna platform, and location on the airplane. This report documents the methods and some of the results of tests done over a 2 ½ year period.