Publication: Equilateral triangular slot antenna for communication system and GNSS RO sensor of GAIA-I microsatellite
Date
2018
Authors
Awaludin A.
Tetuko Sri Sumantyo J.
Ito K.
Gao S.
Munir A.
Zafri Baharuddin M.
Edi Santosa C.
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Publisher
Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication, Engineers, IEICE
Abstract
Two wideband circularly polarized (CP) equilateral triangular slot (ETS) antennas are proposed for communication system and the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Radio Occultation (RO) sensor of the GAIA-I microsatellite. These wide slot antennas use the ring slot antenna CP generation method due to their shape. The compact antennas employ truncated corners, grounded equilateral triangular perturbation patch and branched feed line to create CP radiation. A 3-dB axial ratio bandwidth (ARBW) enhancement is achieved by inserting a pair of slits into the ETS. A parametric study on the influence of those shape modifications in reflection coefficient and axial ratio is presented. An ETS antenna for communication system of the GAIA-I is fabricated and measured, which is shown to agree well with its simulated performance by providing CP fractional bandwidth of 52%. An ETS antenna designed for the GNSS RO sensor of GAIA-I delivers 3-dB ARBWof 41.6%. The ETS antenna offers uni-directional radiation by mounting a 3D printed truncated cone reflector underneath which also enhances antenna gain. � 2018 The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers.
Description
3D printers; Antenna feeders; Antenna reflectors; Bandwidth; Circular polarization; Directive antennas; DNA sequences; Global positioning system; Radio navigation; Reflection; Satellite antennas; Satellites; Axial ratio bandwidth; Global Navigation Satellite Systems; GNSS; Micro satellite; Reflector; Simulated performance; Triangular slot antennas; Wideband antenna; Slot antennas