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Integrated structure electromagnetic optimization of large space antenna reflectors
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Adelman, Howard M. Padula, Sharon L. Bailey, M. C. |
| Copyright Year | 1987 |
| Description | The requirements for extremely precise and powerful large space antenna reflectors have motivated the development of a procedure for shape control of the reflector surface. A mathematical optimization procedure has been developed which improves antenna performance while minimizing necessary shape correction effort. In contrast to previous work which proposed controlling the rms distortion error of the surface thereby indirectly improving antenna performance, the current work includes electromagnetic (EM) performance calculations as an integral of the control procedure. The application of the procedure to a radiometer design with a tetrahedral truss backup structure demonstrates the potential for significant improvement. The results indicate the benefit of including EM performance calculations in procedures for shape control of large space antenna reflectors. |
| File Size | 737139 |
| Page Count | 12 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19870009165 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6k11zt37 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1987-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Reflectors Shape Control Electromagnetic Wave Transmission Mathematical Models Spacecraft Antennas Optimization Antenna Radiation Patterns Large Space Structures Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |