Session
Technical Session XI: The Technology Frontier-- Advanced Technologies, Subsystems, and components for Small Satellites: Section II
Abstract
The potential for using self-steering arrays for secure crosslinks in picosatellite networks is investigated. The principle of operation and methods of characterization of these so-called retrodirective arrays is reviewed, and examples developed by our group are presented. New challenges for the space environment are identified, specifically the development of two-dimensional, circularly polarized retrodirective arrays optimized for size and power consumption.
Presentation Slides
Self-Steering Antenna Arrays for Distributed Picosatellite Networks
The potential for using self-steering arrays for secure crosslinks in picosatellite networks is investigated. The principle of operation and methods of characterization of these so-called retrodirective arrays is reviewed, and examples developed by our group are presented. New challenges for the space environment are identified, specifically the development of two-dimensional, circularly polarized retrodirective arrays optimized for size and power consumption.