Inflatable Antenna for Space-Borne Microwave Remote Sensing | |
Wang Hong-jian; Fan Bin; Yi Min; Guan Fu-Ling; Liu Guang![]() | |
Department | 微波遥感部 |
Source Publication | IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION MAGAZINE
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2012 | |
Volume | 54Issue:5Pages:58-70 |
ISSN | 1045-9243 |
Language | 英语 |
Keyword | Inflatable Antennas Ocean Temperature Sensing Precipitation Sensing Near Field Measurement Photogrammetry Aperture Antenna Reflector Antenna Space Borne Antennas Satellite Antennas |
Abstract | Although inflatable antennas represent a new and untested technology for remote-sensing applications, the advantages of small volume, low cost, and low mass provide an incentive for people to invest in developing this technology. The space-borne inflatable antenna concept was evaluated for passive microwave sensing of ocean temperature, wind, and precipitation. A large-diameter (3 m), on-axis, parabolic-torus antenna, operating in the L/C- and X-band frequency ranges, was designed and measured. This paper describes the system design of the inflatable space-borne antenna, including the mechanical design, the dynamic analysis, the deployment demonstration, and other key technologies. A photogrammetry tool was used to detect the rms accuracy of the antenna reflector's surface. An NSI planar antenna near-field testing system was used to measure the antenna's patterns and gain. We also analyzed the possible errors resulting from the measurements.; Although inflatable antennas represent a new and untested technology for remote-sensing applications, the advantages of small volume, low cost, and low mass provide an incentive for people to invest in developing this technology. The space-borne inflatable antenna concept was evaluated for passive microwave sensing of ocean temperature, wind, and precipitation. A large-diameter (3 m), on-axis, parabolic-torus antenna, operating in the L/C- and X-band frequency ranges, was designed and measured. This paper describes the system design of the inflatable space-borne antenna, including the mechanical design, the dynamic analysis, the deployment demonstration, and other key technologies. A photogrammetry tool was used to detect the rms accuracy of the antenna reflector's surface. An NSI planar antenna near-field testing system was used to measure the antenna's patterns and gain. We also analyzed the possible errors resulting from the measurements. |
Indexed By | SCI ; EI |
Funding Project | 中国科学院空间科学与应用研究中心 |
Document Type | 期刊论文 |
Identifier | http://ir.nssc.ac.cn/handle/122/3448 |
Collection | 微波遥感部 |
Corresponding Author | Wang, HJ (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, CAS Key Lab Microwave Remote Sensing, Ctr Space Sci & Appl Res, Natl Space Sci Ctr, 1 Zhongguancunnanertiao, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China. |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Wang Hong-jian,Fan Bin,Yi Min,et al. Inflatable Antenna for Space-Borne Microwave Remote Sensing[J]. IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION MAGAZINE,2012,54(5):58-70. |
APA | Wang Hong-jian.,Fan Bin.,Yi Min.,Guan Fu-Ling.,Liu Guang.,...&Wang, HJ .(2012).Inflatable Antenna for Space-Borne Microwave Remote Sensing.IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION MAGAZINE,54(5),58-70. |
MLA | Wang Hong-jian,et al."Inflatable Antenna for Space-Borne Microwave Remote Sensing".IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION MAGAZINE 54.5(2012):58-70. |
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