Design and Analysis of Large-Area Membrane Antenna Reflector for CubeSats
2022; American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Volume: 60; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2514/1.j061954
ISSN1533-385X
AutoresYunce Zhang, Xinghan Qiu, Changguo Wang,
Tópico(s)Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
ResumoNo AccessTechnical NotesDesign and Analysis of Large-Area Membrane Antenna Reflector for CubeSatsYunce Zhang, Xinghan Qiu and Changguo WangYunce ZhangHarbin Institute of Technology, 150001 Harbin, People's Republic of China, Xinghan QiuHarbin Institute of Technology, 150001 Harbin, People's Republic of China and Changguo WangHarbin Institute of Technology, 150001 Harbin, People's Republic of ChinaPublished Online:14 Jun 2022https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J061954SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Selva D. and Krejci D., "A Survey and Assessment of the Capabilities of Cubesats for Earth Observation," Acta Astronautica, Vol. 74, May–June 2012, pp. 50–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2011.12.014 CrossrefGoogle Scholar[2] Peral E., Im E., Wye L., Lee S., Tanelli S., Rahmat-Samii Y., Horst S., Hoffman J., Yun S.-H., Imken T. and Hawkins D., "Radar Technologies for Earth Remote Sensing from Cubesat Platforms," Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 106, No. 3, 2018, pp. 404–418. https://doi.org/10.1109/JPROC.2018.2793179 CrossrefGoogle Scholar[3] Saeed N., Elzanaty A., Almorad H., Dahrouj H., Al-Naffouri T. 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TopicsAntennasCommunication SystemCommunication Technology and EquipmentComputing, Information, and CommunicationSatellitesSpace Systems and VehiclesSpacecraft CommunicationSpacecrafts KeywordsSatellite AntennasCubeSatKu BandMembrane StructuresStructural DesignStrain DistributionSurface TensionEarthElectrical PropertiesMechanical PropertiesAcknowledgmentsYunce Zhang gratefully thanks Xianping Zhao and Dongmei Wang for assisting the fabrication of prototype and Wenxiang Liu for his help in testing the equipment. The authors also acknowledge financial support from National Natural Science Foundation of China, grant numbers 11872160 and 12172102.PDF Received13 April 2022Accepted18 May 2022Published online14 June 2022
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