Development of a Novel Double-Ring Deployable Mesh Antenna
This paper addresses a type of deployable mesh antenna consisting of the double-ring deployable truss edge frame and the cable net reflector. The structural design concept of the deployable antennas is presented. The deployable truss is designed and the geometric relationship of each strut length is...
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| author | Yan Xu Fuling Guan Xian Xu Hongjian Wang Yao Zheng |
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| description | This paper addresses a type of deployable mesh antenna consisting of the double-ring deployable truss edge frame and the cable net reflector. The structural design concept of the deployable antennas is presented. The deployable truss is designed and the geometric relationship of each strut length is formulated. Two types of radial truss elements are described and compared. The joint pattern and the active cables of the final design concept are determined. The pattern of the cable net is the three-orientation grid. Two connection schemes between the reflector and the deployable edge frame are investigated. The design parameters and the shape adjustment mechanism of this cable net are determined. The measurement test technologies of the antennas on the ground including test facilities, deployment test, and measurement and adjustment test are proposed. The antenna patterns are analyzed based on the real surfaces of the reflector obtained by the reflective surface accuracy measurement. The tests and analytic results indicated that the accuracy of the reflective surface is high and is suitable for low-frequency communication. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fd4cda479f274944b9415dfb1f31fd472025-02-03T06:13:32ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772012-01-01201210.1155/2012/375463375463Development of a Novel Double-Ring Deployable Mesh AntennaYan Xu0Fuling Guan1Xian Xu2Hongjian Wang3Yao Zheng4School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, ChinaCollege of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaCollege of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaCenter for Space Science and Applied Research, CAS, Beijing 100190, ChinaSchool of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, ChinaThis paper addresses a type of deployable mesh antenna consisting of the double-ring deployable truss edge frame and the cable net reflector. The structural design concept of the deployable antennas is presented. The deployable truss is designed and the geometric relationship of each strut length is formulated. Two types of radial truss elements are described and compared. The joint pattern and the active cables of the final design concept are determined. The pattern of the cable net is the three-orientation grid. Two connection schemes between the reflector and the deployable edge frame are investigated. The design parameters and the shape adjustment mechanism of this cable net are determined. The measurement test technologies of the antennas on the ground including test facilities, deployment test, and measurement and adjustment test are proposed. The antenna patterns are analyzed based on the real surfaces of the reflector obtained by the reflective surface accuracy measurement. The tests and analytic results indicated that the accuracy of the reflective surface is high and is suitable for low-frequency communication.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/375463 |
| spellingShingle | Yan Xu Fuling Guan Xian Xu Hongjian Wang Yao Zheng Development of a Novel Double-Ring Deployable Mesh Antenna International Journal of Antennas and Propagation |
| title | Development of a Novel Double-Ring Deployable Mesh Antenna |
| title_full | Development of a Novel Double-Ring Deployable Mesh Antenna |
| title_fullStr | Development of a Novel Double-Ring Deployable Mesh Antenna |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a Novel Double-Ring Deployable Mesh Antenna |
| title_short | Development of a Novel Double-Ring Deployable Mesh Antenna |
| title_sort | development of a novel double ring deployable mesh antenna |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/375463 |
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