Design and Prototype of a Phased-Array Antenna for Nanosatellite Radar and Communication Applications
dc.contributor.advisor | Lee, Regina | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Bisnath, Sunil | |
dc.creator | Dave, Siddharth Ghanshyam | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-11-21T13:47:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-11-21T13:47:01Z | |
dc.date.copyright | 2018-07-03 | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-11-21 | |
dc.date.updated | 2018-11-21T13:47:01Z | |
dc.degree.discipline | Earth & Space Science | |
dc.degree.level | Master's | |
dc.degree.name | MSc - Master of Science | |
dc.description.abstract | Reconfigurable software defined radios are capable of altering radio frequency parameters of a transceiver to add functionality and improve performance. Initially static by design, reconfigurable radios have become common on nanosatellites, assisting in reduction of launch costs and addition of functionality. Antenna designs have also become reconfigurable, by being able to change frequency range, polarization and many other characteristics. Some antenna designs also perform lobe (beam) steering; however, they are not commercially available for nanosatellites. Some of the added benefits of beam steering are debris detection and satellite-to-satellite communication. Therefore, this research combines antenna frequency reconfigurability and beam steering using an array to design an antenna that can be mounted on a nanosatellite. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10315/35523 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.rights | Author owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests. | |
dc.subject | Engineering | |
dc.subject.keywords | Alternating Current | |
dc.subject.keywords | Attitude Control System | |
dc.subject.keywords | Analog to Digital Converter | |
dc.subject.keywords | Antenna Under Test | |
dc.subject.keywords | Digital to Analog Converter | |
dc.subject.keywords | Decibels | |
dc.subject.keywords | Direct Current | |
dc.subject.keywords | Electromagnetic waves | |
dc.subject.keywords | Field Programmable Gate Array | |
dc.subject.keywords | Global Positioning System | |
dc.subject.keywords | High Frequency Simulation Software | |
dc.subject.keywords | Integrated Circuits | |
dc.subject.keywords | Intermediate Frequency | |
dc.subject.keywords | Low Earth Orbit | |
dc.subject.keywords | Left Hand Circular Polarization | |
dc.subject.keywords | Linear Polarization | |
dc.subject.keywords | Micro-electromechanical Systems | |
dc.subject.keywords | Phased Array Antenna | |
dc.subject.keywords | Printed Circuit Board | |
dc.subject.keywords | Reference Antenna | |
dc.subject.keywords | Radio Frequency | |
dc.subject.keywords | Right Hand Circular Polarization | |
dc.subject.keywords | Resident Space Objects | |
dc.subject.keywords | Space based Space Surveillance | |
dc.subject.keywords | Software-defined Radio | |
dc.subject.keywords | Satellite Laser Ranging | |
dc.subject.keywords | Sub-miniature version A connector | |
dc.subject.keywords | Signal to Noise Ratio | |
dc.subject.keywords | Space Surveillance Network | |
dc.subject.keywords | Ultra High Frequencies | |
dc.subject.keywords | Very High Frequency | |
dc.subject.keywords | Vector Network Analyzer | |
dc.subject.keywords | Reconfigurability | |
dc.subject.keywords | Micro-strip | |
dc.subject.keywords | Substrate | |
dc.subject.keywords | Array | |
dc.subject.keywords | Feed network | |
dc.subject.keywords | Centre Frequency | |
dc.subject.keywords | Relative Dielectric Permittivity | |
dc.subject.keywords | Speed of Light | |
dc.subject.keywords | Wave Factor | |
dc.subject.keywords | Wavelength | |
dc.subject.keywords | Conductivity | |
dc.subject.keywords | Impedance Function | |
dc.subject.keywords | Impedance | |
dc.subject.keywords | Voltage | |
dc.subject.keywords | Current | |
dc.subject.keywords | Length of Micro-strip | |
dc.subject.keywords | Width of Micro-strip | |
dc.title | Design and Prototype of a Phased-Array Antenna for Nanosatellite Radar and Communication Applications | |
dc.type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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