IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications
Simple Switched-Beam Array Antenna System for Mobile Satellite Communications
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This paper presents a simple antenna system for land vehicle communication aimed at Engineering Test Satellite-VIII (ETS-VIII) applications. The developed antenna system which designed for mounting in a vehicle is compact, light weight and offers simple satellite-tracking operation. This system uses a microstrip patch array antenna, which includes onboard-power divider and switching circuit for antenna feeding control, due to its low profile. A Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver is constructed to provide accurate information on the vehicle's position and bearing during traveling. The personal computer (PC) interfaces as the control unit and data acquisition, which were specifically designed for this application, allow the switching circuit control as well as the retrieving of the received power levels. In this research, the antenna system was firstly examined in an anechoic chamber for S parameter, axial ratio, and radiation characteristics. Satisfactory characteristics were obtained. As for beam-tracking of antenna, it was examined in the anechoic chamber with the gain above 5 dBic and the axial ratio below 3 dB. Moreover, good received power levels for tracking the ETS-VIII satellite in outdoor measurement, were confirmed.
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- IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications Vol.E92-B No.12 pp.3861-3868
- Publication Date
- 2009/12/01
- Publicized
- Online ISSN
- 1745-1345
- DOI
- 10.1587/transcom.E92.B.3861
- Type of Manuscript
- PAPER
- Category
- Antennas and Propagation
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BASARI, M. Fauzan E. PURNOMO, Kazuyuki SAITO, Masaharu TAKAHASHI, Koichi ITO, "Simple Switched-Beam Array Antenna System for Mobile Satellite Communications" in IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications,
vol. E92-B, no. 12, pp. 3861-3868, December 2009, doi: 10.1587/transcom.E92.B.3861.
Abstract: This paper presents a simple antenna system for land vehicle communication aimed at Engineering Test Satellite-VIII (ETS-VIII) applications. The developed antenna system which designed for mounting in a vehicle is compact, light weight and offers simple satellite-tracking operation. This system uses a microstrip patch array antenna, which includes onboard-power divider and switching circuit for antenna feeding control, due to its low profile. A Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver is constructed to provide accurate information on the vehicle's position and bearing during traveling. The personal computer (PC) interfaces as the control unit and data acquisition, which were specifically designed for this application, allow the switching circuit control as well as the retrieving of the received power levels. In this research, the antenna system was firstly examined in an anechoic chamber for S parameter, axial ratio, and radiation characteristics. Satisfactory characteristics were obtained. As for beam-tracking of antenna, it was examined in the anechoic chamber with the gain above 5 dBic and the axial ratio below 3 dB. Moreover, good received power levels for tracking the ETS-VIII satellite in outdoor measurement, were confirmed.
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TY - JOUR
TI - Simple Switched-Beam Array Antenna System for Mobile Satellite Communications
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AU - BASARI
AU - M. Fauzan E. PURNOMO
AU - Kazuyuki SAITO
AU - Masaharu TAKAHASHI
AU - Koichi ITO
PY - 2009
DO - 10.1587/transcom.E92.B.3861
JO - IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications
SN - 1745-1345
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JA - IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications
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AB - This paper presents a simple antenna system for land vehicle communication aimed at Engineering Test Satellite-VIII (ETS-VIII) applications. The developed antenna system which designed for mounting in a vehicle is compact, light weight and offers simple satellite-tracking operation. This system uses a microstrip patch array antenna, which includes onboard-power divider and switching circuit for antenna feeding control, due to its low profile. A Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver is constructed to provide accurate information on the vehicle's position and bearing during traveling. The personal computer (PC) interfaces as the control unit and data acquisition, which were specifically designed for this application, allow the switching circuit control as well as the retrieving of the received power levels. In this research, the antenna system was firstly examined in an anechoic chamber for S parameter, axial ratio, and radiation characteristics. Satisfactory characteristics were obtained. As for beam-tracking of antenna, it was examined in the anechoic chamber with the gain above 5 dBic and the axial ratio below 3 dB. Moreover, good received power levels for tracking the ETS-VIII satellite in outdoor measurement, were confirmed.
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