A low-cost ultra low profile phased array system for mobile satellite reception using zero-knowledge beamforming algorithm

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3667-3679

  Mousavi, Pedram ^a   Fakharzadeh, Mohammad ^a,b   Jamali, S Hamidreza ^a,b,c   Narimani, Kiarash ^a   Hossu, Mircea ^a   Bolandhemmat, Hamid ^a,b   Rafi, Gholamreza ^a   Safavi Naeini, Safieddin ^b  

^a Intelwaves Technologies Ltd   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Beamforming; Mobile reception; Phased array antenna; Satellite antenna; Satellite communications system; Tracking system

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANTENNA ARRAYS; ANTENNAS; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; BEAMFORMING; BROADCASTING; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; LOW NOISE AMPLIFIERS; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MOBILE ANTENNAS; NAVIGATION; PHASE SHIFT; PHASE SHIFTERS; POWER CONVERTERS; RADAR; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITES; SCANNING; TELEVISION RECEIVERS;

MOBILE RECEPTION; PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA; SATELLITE ANTENNA; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM; TRACKING SYSTEM;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 60149106883     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2008.2005928     Document Type: Article

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