窄边波导缝隙行波天线单柱面紧缩场测试研究

窄边波导缝隙行波天线单元是通过在单柱面紧缩场中测试进行筛选的,通过实际测试,对单柱面紧缩场测试系统有了一定了解,对柱面场的特性、天线校平的方法、外混频需要注意的事项、减小单元天线互耦等方面进行测试研究,已经完成了Ku、Ka两个频段近300根单元天线的筛选测试工作。     

一种室外远距离天线测试转台系统的控制方法

为了满足天线在室外的远距离测试需求,提出了一种外场天线测试转台的控制方法。该天线测试系统由上位测试子系统、发射转台子系统和接收转台子系统组成,通过无线网桥实现各子系统间的远距离无线通讯;转台子系统采用EtherCAT 总线,接线形式简单、容易扩展、通讯速率快;采用TwinCAT 和LabVIEW 作为软件开发环境,开发了转台的运动控制和通讯软件界面。本论文对转台子系统控制原理及子系统间通讯方式进行了详细说明,分析了转台子系统定位精度,并通过试验表明该系统满足室外远距离天线测试需求,满足设计指标要求。     

采用信标的大型可展开天线指向控制方法

为提高大型可展开天线的指向控制精度,并适应喷气卸载等在轨工况,基于Craig-Bampton法建立了表征柔性天线指向的动力学模型,在此基础上提出了一种采用信标的大天线指向控制方法.该方法先基于卡尔曼滤波,对大天线的振动状态进行检测,若天线未出现明显振动,则通过信标敏感器修正天线指向偏差,同时引入星本体姿态敏感器以保证稳定性;若天线振动超过阈值,则仅引入星本体敏感器以衰减振动,直至天线未出现明显振动.最后利用瑟拉亚(Thuraya)卫星的在轨实测热变形数据进行了仿真验证.结果表明,在未受到喷气扰动时,大天线指向精度优于±0.02°,在受到喷气扰动后,系统可正确检测并切换跟踪输入.这说明,该指向控制方法在保证稳定性的同时,可以有效修正大天线指向偏差,并能适应在轨位保、卸载喷气工况.     

应用数字工业摄影测量实现天线反射体姿态恢复

介绍了天线在安装现场实现无塔标校的一种方法。根据公共点坐标转换原理,采用数字工业摄影测量(简称摄影测量)技术,实现天线反射体(包括主反射面、副反射面、馈源)姿态的恢复。通过天线反射体姿态恢复后所测试Ka/S波段方向图和测试Ka/S波段原始方向图比对,可知天线电性能指标恢复满足要求。     

团队进步算法与遗传算法和粒子群算法进行天线阵综合的比较

团队进步算法（TPA）是近期由研究者提出的一种新型优化算法,具有与传统优化算法不同的寻优机制。函数测试结果表明,该算法是一种能够兼顾避免早熟收敛和计算速度的有效的优化算法。文章将团队进步算法、遗传算法和粒子群算法应用于阵列天线方向图综合,给定阵列天线合适的设计要求,用Matlab编制程序对阵列天线进行了优化计算。通过对三种优化算法的综合结果比较,表明新算法在应用于较复杂的阵列天线方面以及在优化性能方面的优越性,显示了新算法在天线设计中的广泛应用前景。     

Form-finding methods for deployable mesh reflector antennas

Deployable high-frequency mesh reflector antennas for future communications and obser- vations are required to obtain high gain and high directivity. In order to support these new missions, reflectors with high surface accuracy are widely required. The form-finding analysis of deployable mesh reflector antennas becomes more vital which aims to determine the initial surface profile formed by the equilibrium prestress distribution in cables to satisfy the surface accuracy requirement. In this paper, two form-finding methods for mesh reflector antennas, both of which include two steps, are pro- posed. The first step is to investigate the prestress design only for the cable net structure as the circum- ferential nodes connected to the supporting truss are assumed fixed. The second step is to optimize the prestress distribution of the boundary cables connected directly to the supporting truss considering the elastic deformation of the antenna structure. Some numerical examples are carried out and the simulation results demonstrate the proposed form-finding methods can warrant the deformed antenna reflector surface matches the one by design and the cable tension forces fall in a specified range.     

Passive inter-modulation scattering analysis of reflector considering contact nonlinearity

 Passive inter-modulation (PIM) is a form of nonlinear distortion caused by the inherent nonlinearities of the passive devices and components in RF/microwave system. It will degenerate the performance of communication system with broad-band channel and high-sensitivity receiver. Therefore, it is necessary to construct a model to simulate this process in order to predict the level of PIM. This paper is aimed at constructing some plate models with one-dimensional and two-dimensional contact nonlinearity sections illuminated by two-tone waves, and calculating the scattered field at a fixed-point in space using time-domain physical optics method. By taking fast Fourier transform (FFT), we get the spectrum of the scattered field and then analyze the generated PIM products. At the end of this paper, some numerical examples are presented to show the influence rules of the relative factors on PIM. The results indicate the variation of the level of PIM with the number of the nonlinear regions, the nonlinear spacing, and the incident power levels.     

Antenna for precise orbit determination

The ESA SWARM mission will consist of three satellites that will measure the Earth magnetic field. The system calls for metre accuracy knowledge of the measurement locations. To achieve this a GPS receiver is used. At least four GPS signals are tracked to determine the code and carrier ranges, from which the position can be derived. The accuracy improves when using more GPS satellites and by averaging over many measurements. The latter is achieved in ground processing with a model-based orbit prediction, resulting in cm accuracy. The main error contributions in the processing are often measurement errors due to satellite multi-path effects. The multipath effects are characterized by measuring the antenna on a 1.5 m mock-up, representing the 9 m long satellite. In order to verify that the mock-up is representative, extensive electromagnetic simulations were made. The simulations included the antenna and the complete satellite and were then reduced to the antenna and a section of the satellite. The actual design of the antenna was performed with several levels of software. First, a fast bodies-of-revolution simulation found a geometry with the right coverage. Then, a finite element method simulation allowed us to match the antenna at two frequencies simultaneously.     

移动载体上天线工作角域分析

静止轨道卫星与地球上移动载体间的数据通信时,要求移动载体在运动中始终保持通信链路信号不中断。从移动载体看卫星的仰角和方位角随移动载体在地球上的位置及其自身的姿态(方位,俯仰,滚动)而变,因此要求载体上天线既具有极宽的辐射方向图特性和良好的圆极化特性。按静止轨道卫星定点位置、载体工作地域、载体运动中姿态角(方位角、俯仰角、滚动角)变化范围,导出移动载体上天线实际需要的工作角域,为载体上天线辐射特性的设计给出了依据。     

偏置抛物面卫星天线反射器固化变形分析

偏置抛物面卫星天线反射器由碳纤维预浸料铺制而成,在固化过程中通常会出现热变形、固化收缩变形及机械变形等,且过大的变形会导致反射器反射信号产生偏差。为了有效预测天线反射器在热压罐固化过程中的变形,本文采用线性黏弹性本构模型表征纤维增强复合材料在固化过程中的应力-应变关系。采用顺序热-力耦合分析法,对天线反射器内部温度场、固化度场及位移场的分布进行建模,并对铺层结构及降温速率对天线反射器变形的影响开展研究。结果表明：相较于纯0°铺层结构,正交和准各向同性铺层天线反射器z向变形量减小了51%以上,且降低降温速率有助于提高天线反射器的固化型面变形。