The paper presents a compact patch antenna system designed using 3D printable materials and compatible with any CubeSat satellite structure. Small satellites are transforming the space industry, allowing space access with an important cost reduction for satellite industries and a shorter plan development time compared to bulky satellites. Moreover, using additive manufacturing, it is possible to design specific system components, also with a complex geometry of the inner part, without material wasting. Furthermore, a key point of 3D printing is to allow to go from design to construction straight, having an enormous effect on the supply chain. Generally, CubeSats count on Very High Frequency and Ultra High Frequency communication systems for low bit-rate uplink and downlink. Instead, S-band is among the favourite choices for high bit rates since the frequency range 2.40-2.45 GHz is one of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) amateur satellite frequency range. An S-band printed antenna system is designed in the present paper, considering the limitations on size and the weight of CubeSat standard. The antenna system is simulated with an electromagnetic CAD, using the polylactic acid as substrate, or polylactide, a thermoplastic polyester widely used in 3D printing.
CubeSat satellite patch antenna designed with 3D printable materials. A numerical analysis / Pittella, Erika; D’Alvia, Livio; Piuzzi, Emanuele. - In: JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONFERENCE SERIES. - ISSN 1742-6588. - 2526:1(2023), pp. 1-9. (Intervento presentato al convegno 12th International Conference on Innovation in Aviation and Space for Opening New Horizons, EASN 2022 tenutosi a Barcelona; Spain) [10.1088/1742-6596/2526/1/012042].
CubeSat satellite patch antenna designed with 3D printable materials. A numerical analysis
Pittella, Erika
;D’Alvia, Livio;Piuzzi, Emanuele
2023
Abstract
The paper presents a compact patch antenna system designed using 3D printable materials and compatible with any CubeSat satellite structure. Small satellites are transforming the space industry, allowing space access with an important cost reduction for satellite industries and a shorter plan development time compared to bulky satellites. Moreover, using additive manufacturing, it is possible to design specific system components, also with a complex geometry of the inner part, without material wasting. Furthermore, a key point of 3D printing is to allow to go from design to construction straight, having an enormous effect on the supply chain. Generally, CubeSats count on Very High Frequency and Ultra High Frequency communication systems for low bit-rate uplink and downlink. Instead, S-band is among the favourite choices for high bit rates since the frequency range 2.40-2.45 GHz is one of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) amateur satellite frequency range. An S-band printed antenna system is designed in the present paper, considering the limitations on size and the weight of CubeSat standard. The antenna system is simulated with an electromagnetic CAD, using the polylactic acid as substrate, or polylactide, a thermoplastic polyester widely used in 3D printing.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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