Abstract
Antennas for a low-frequency orbiting radio telescope must have minimal problems in deployment, a directional beam, and a wide-angle scanning capability. Inflatable antennas with deposited metal dipole arrays meet these three requirements. In the proposed design, dipole antenna elements are equally spaced on a Kevlar spherical balloon. Beam steering is accomplished with a combination of switches and phase shifters. The beam can be moved to any position on the sky with so significant change in the shape of the main beam. The characteristics of the inflatable antenna are well matched to the needs of a low-frequency orbiting radio telescope.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Engineering, Construction and Operations in Space |
Editors | Rodney G. Galloway, Stanley Lokaj |
Publisher | Publ by ASCE |
Pages | 1390-1399 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (Print) | 0872629376 |
State | Published - Jan 1 1994 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space. Part 2 (of 2) - Albuquerque, NM, USA Duration: Feb 26 1994 → Mar 3 1994 |
Other
Other | Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space. Part 2 (of 2) |
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City | Albuquerque, NM, USA |
Period | 2/26/94 → 3/3/94 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Engineering(all)
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