LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
The graduate is able to:
(a) explain a principle of the operation and describe basic steps of a design procedure of selected types of linear antennas (dipole, monopole, folded dipole, log-periodic antenna, Yagi antenna, helix antenna);
(b) explain a principle of the operation and describe basic steps of a design procedure of linearly and circularly polarized microstrip patch antennas;
(c) explain a principle of the operation and describe basic steps of a design procedure of horn, reflector, and slot antennas;
(d) explain basic principles of antenna bandwidth increasing;
(e) explain a term "electrically small anntena";
(f) explain basic principles of antenna modeling;
(g) explain basic requirments on antennas for satellites;
(h) specify basic antenna types for satellites;
(i) explain basic requirments on antennas for Earth station;
(j) specify basic antenna types for Earth station;
(k) explain basic procedures of antenna testing for space applications;
(l) explain basic principles of radio wave propagation;
(m) specify, for a desired frequency band, a dominant mechanism of propagation, appropriate types of antennas;
(n) describe atmospheric effects (attenuation by atmospheric gases, hydrometeor attenuation, depolarization, radio noise, scintillation) on a satellite link;
(o) calculate satellite link budget
COURSE CURRICULUM
1. Antenna basics, antenna analysis.
2. Linear antennas, antenna arrays.
3. Microstrip antennas.
4. Horn antennas and reflector antennas.
5. Slot antennas and wideband antennas.
6. Electrically small antennas.
7. Introduction to antennas for space applications.
8. Antennas for satellites.
9. Antennas for Earth station.
10. Testing of antennas for space applications.
11. Fundamentals of radiowave propagation.
12. Attenuation by atmospheric gases, hydrometeor attenuation and depolarization on satellite paths.
13. Radio noise, scintillation, satellite link budget calculation.
AIMS
The subject is aimed to present basic antenna types, their applications and technical design with particular attention mainly on space applications, and further, principles of radio wave propagation and atmospheric effects on a satellite link.
