A System Study of Requirements for SHF/EHF-Terminal Phased-Array Antennas.

Abstract

There is much current interest in the use of phased array antennas for military satellite communications terminals. These antennas present definite advantages over conventional dish antennas, such as electronic steering capability, conformal surface potential, and graceful degradation. In view of the potential of phased arrays, CRAD initiated an R&D project, as part of the Military Information and Technology Infrastructure (MITI) thrust, to provide advice on issues such as performance benefits, potential technical improvements, implementation issues, and potential market niche areas. In this report, this process is initiated by generating a set of specifications for the development of such phased array antennas. Five types of terminals are analyzed, namely: EHF manpack, EHF airborne, EHF land transportable, multi-band vehicle mounted, and multi-band shipboard. For the five strawman applications, performance specifications such as EIRP, G/T, etc. are provided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA338026

Entities

People

  • Claude J. Belisle
  • E. B. Felstead
  • Gilbert A. Morin

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Airborne
  • Aircrafts
  • Antennas
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Bandwidth
  • C Band
  • Commonality
  • Data Rate
  • Electromagnetic Interference
  • Frequency Agility
  • Frequency Bands
  • Satellite Communications
  • Specifications
  • Standards
  • Steering
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space