Airborne satellite antenna steering and mounting systems

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Abstract

This paper describes the steering and mount systems of Airborne Satellite Antenna (ASA) as a most important and sensitive part of both Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Communication (AMSA) and Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Broadcasting (AMSB) systems. In general, most of ASA solutions are small and easy to install onboard aircraft such as Low Gain Antenna (LGA). However, in particular, some of ASA systems are quite complex, relatively large and heavy, especially airborne High Gain Antenna (HGA) for Aircraft Earth Stations (AES), such as Inmarsat-H, High Speed Data (HSD), Swift64, SwiftBroadband and Digital Video Broadcasting-Return Channel via Satellite (DVB-RCS) antennas, so they need sophisticated steering and mounting systems. Over the past decade are developed the steering ASA broadband system, which main components are reduced considerably in both physical size and weight. These reductions are presented in this research that brings greater Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) from satellite transponders coupled with GaAs-FET technology at the front end the satellite receiver. In this paper are also introduced existing types of mechanical, electrical, combined and other mount systems of ASA steering system. The ASA has to be always pointed towards the satellite in spite of aircraft motions. At this point, the mount airborne satellite system as one of the main requirements in designing the mobile satellite antenna systems from the technical and rational viewpoints is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Electrical, Electronics, and Optimization Techniques, ICEEOT 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages4485-4492
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781467399395
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Nov 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event2016 International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, and Optimization Techniques, ICEEOT 2016 - Palnchur, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Duration: 3 Mar 20165 Mar 2016

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Electrical, Electronics, and Optimization Techniques, ICEEOT 2016

Conference

Conference2016 International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, and Optimization Techniques, ICEEOT 2016
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityPalnchur, Chennai, Tamilnadu
Period3/03/165/03/16

Keywords

  • ACU
  • AMSA
  • AMSB
  • ASA
  • Antenna Steering and Mounting
  • BCU
  • DVB-RCS
  • HGA
  • LGA

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Control and Optimization

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