Effects of metallic plasma thruster plume on solar cells

Kolbeck, Jonathan; Fang, Xiuqi; Keidar, Michael; Kang, Jin S.; Sanders, Michael; Bakulinski, Nicholas

doi:10.1109/aero.2018.8396445

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“…Recent advances in antenna and amplifier designs have expanded the communication possibilities for the Cubesat standard, although more research work is still needed on Cubesat communication systems. However, the simplicity and low cost of CubeSats make them attractive candidates for scientific missions to the Moon [4] and study experimental payloads such as this "Koch Snowflake Fractal Antenna" [5].…”

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Koch Snowflake Fractal Antenna Design in the Deep Space Bands for a Constellation of Cubesat Explorers

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This paper presents the design and simulation of a Koch curve fractal antenna, developed according to the second iteration of the Koch snowflake fractal for S-band, C-band, X-band and Ku-band. The simulated antenna shows good performance for the operating frequencies and desirable gain, bandwidth and VSWR parameters. Being a compact antenna, it has a size, geometry and characteristics that go in accord with the CubeSat’s structure standards. The antenna was fabricated on a 1.5 mm thick FR-4 substrate. The VSWR achieved values are lower than 1.4 for the frequencies used (2.1 GHz to 2.4 GHz and 7.4 GHz to 8.9 GHz) with a simulated omnidirectional radiation pattern. A maximum gain of 6.8 dBi was achieved. As this antenna works optimally in the S, C and X bands, it is adequate for deep space applications, especially in low-power consumption systems. This approach would be ideal for constellations of Cubesat explorers.

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