Active SAR Antennas: Design, Development, and Current Programs

The paper presents the design guidelines for Active SAR Antennas followed for the development of COSMO Sky Med SAR Antenna Subsystem. They have brought to define the antenna architecture, the RF, and electrical requirements for all the antenna RF, digital and power units, taking into account the ava...

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Main Author: P. Capece
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/796064
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description The paper presents the design guidelines for Active SAR Antennas followed for the development of COSMO Sky Med SAR Antenna Subsystem. They have brought to define the antenna architecture, the RF, and electrical requirements for all the antenna RF, digital and power units, taking into account the available technologies and achievable performance. The antenna design is described for what the main subsystems is concerned, such as RF, power, digital, including mechanical and thermal aspects. Finally the paper reports also a brief description of the most recent development carried out in Canada and in Europe in the last ten years, including the on-going programs.
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spelling doaj-art-65026812b4154bd0b08aa602159314d22025-02-03T01:04:57ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772009-01-01200910.1155/2009/796064796064Active SAR Antennas: Design, Development, and Current ProgramsP. Capece0Thales Alenia Space Italia, Via Saccomuro 24, 00131 Roma, ItalyThe paper presents the design guidelines for Active SAR Antennas followed for the development of COSMO Sky Med SAR Antenna Subsystem. They have brought to define the antenna architecture, the RF, and electrical requirements for all the antenna RF, digital and power units, taking into account the available technologies and achievable performance. The antenna design is described for what the main subsystems is concerned, such as RF, power, digital, including mechanical and thermal aspects. Finally the paper reports also a brief description of the most recent development carried out in Canada and in Europe in the last ten years, including the on-going programs.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/796064
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