Low-cost auto pointing auto-tuning VSAT antenna in Ka-band

低成本自动指向自动调谐 Ka 频段 VSAT 天线

• 批准号: 484192-2015
• 负责人: Yagoub, Mustapha
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of Ottawa
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=584169
• 关键词: Low; cost; auto; pointing; tuning

In Canada, satellite communications plays a key role in providing secure and reliable communication services to the general public and to different industries. The objective of this proposal is to address a problem of high interest in satellite communications: the need for quick, cost-effective and reliable "self-install" auto-pointing auto-tuning earth station antenna structures capable of holding Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) systems and precisely capture the full geostationary arc of satellites, thus eliminating the need to send a professional installer to remote sites in order to manually point the antenna to the subscribed satellite service. In this project, major types of motorizing antenna mounts will be examined and their overall performance compared using Ka-band 75 cm parabolic antennas. As last step, integrating designed parts and parts from COTS (Components-Off-The-Shelf) should help deriving a Proof of Concept Prototype. The proposed research is timely and relevant to SATCOM technologies and innovation which will help facilitating the complexities and difficulties of onsite installation and deployment of VSAT systems. This work is being supported by C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., a publicly traded company on the TSX. It is a leader in the development and deployment of mobile satellite-based technology for the delivery of 2-way high-speed Internet services into vehicles or other mobile structures as well as a leading service provider of reliable 2-way high-speed broadband satellite based Internet services.

在加拿大，卫星通信在向公众和不同行业提供安全可靠的通信服务方面起着关键作用。这项建议的目的是解决卫星通信方面的一个高度关注的问题：需要快速、经济、可靠的“自安装”自动指向自动调谐地面站天线结构，能够容纳甚小孔径终端（VSAT）系统并精确捕捉卫星的完整地球静止弧线，从而无需派遣专业安装人员到偏远地点手动将天线指向所订阅的卫星服务。在本项目中，将对主要类型的机动天线支架进行检查，并使用ka波段75厘米抛物面天线对其整体性能进行比较。作为最后一步，集成设计的部件和来自COTS（现成组件）的部件应该有助于获得概念原型的验证。