A Hands-on education project: Antenna design for inter-CubeSat communications [Education Column]

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 211-224

  Rodriguez Osorio, Ramon Martinez ^a   Ramírez, Enrique Fueyo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antenna arrays; beam steering; CubeSat; electrical engineering education; formation flying; inter satellite communications; patch antennas; satellite antennas; satellite communications; small satellites

Indexed keywords

BEAM-STEERING; CUBESAT; FORMATION FLYING; INTERSATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS; ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; INNOVATION; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; SATELLITE ANTENNAS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SPACE PLATFORMS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84869399864     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2012.6348155     Document Type: Article

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