Deployable fresnel plate zone antenna for cubesats - electrical design
CubeSats are no longer just an academic exercise, but they have become a commercial and technical solution in the space field. Improvements in miniaturization, electronics and energy have made it possible to reduce the dimensions of the spacecraft, and therefore, their antennas size. This document s...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis de maestría |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/358154 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/358154 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Antennas (Electronics) Artificial satellites in telecommunication CubeSat Fresnel Antenna Deployable Directivity Manufacture Antenes (Electrònica) Satèl·lits artificials en telecomunicació Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Radiocomunicació i exploració electromagnètica::Antenes i agrupacions d'antenes |
| Sumario: | CubeSats are no longer just an academic exercise, but they have become a commercial and technical solution in the space field. Improvements in miniaturization, electronics and energy have made it possible to reduce the dimensions of the spacecraft, and therefore, their antennas size. This document shows first the design and simulation of a deployable Fresnel Zone Plate type antenna. In a second stage, the manufacturing and testing is presented in two ways, using two configurations: a heavier and more robust one with a paint-based conductor and a lighter one with a silver adhesive tape-based conductor. Both results are positive, the second one being especially satisfactory and leading to subsequent studies that further improve the system. |
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