Author : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781723182631
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (826 download)
Book Synopsis Integrated Reflector Antenna Design and Analysis by : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Download or read book Integrated Reflector Antenna Design and Analysis written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-18 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflector antenna design is a mature field and most aspects were studied. However, of that most previous work is distinguished by the fact that it is narrow in scope, analyzing only a particular problem under certain conditions. Methods of analysis of this type are not useful for working on real-life problems since they can not handle the many and various types of perturbations of basic antenna design. The idea of an integrated design and analysis is proposed. By broadening the scope of the analysis, it becomes possible to deal with the intricacies attendant with modem reflector antenna design problems. The concept of integrated reflector antenna design is put forward. A number of electromagnetic problems related to reflector antenna design are investigated. Some of these show how tools for reflector antenna design are created. In particular, a method for estimating spillover loss for open-ended waveguide feeds is examined. The problem of calculating and optimizing beam efficiency (an important figure of merit in radiometry applications) is also solved. Other chapters deal with applications of this general analysis. The wide angle scan abilities of reflector antennas is examined and a design is proposed for the ATDRSS triband reflector antenna. The development of a general phased-array pattern computation program is discussed and how the concept of integrated design can be extended to other types of antennas is shown. The conclusions are contained in the final chapter. Zimmerman, M. L. and Lee, S. W. and Ni, S. and Christensen, M. and Wang, Y. M. Unspecified Center ANTENNA DESIGN; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE; REFLECTOR ANTENNAS; FIGURE OF MERIT; PHASED ARRAYS; RADIOMETERS; WAVEGUIDES...