Session
Weekday Poster Session 1
Location
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Abstract
Satellite communication or Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TT&C) rely on a host of active and passive highly customized RF components and subsystems to perform. With volumes as low as a few units ranging to a few tens of thousands for mega constellations, realizing manufacturing economies of scale in the context of mass customization is challenging.
Here we are reporting results of a novel digital manufacturing process combining both substrative and additive computer-controlled fabrication of thin-film passive RF devices like filters, duplexers and isolators and circulators.
To further improve efficiency and SWaP-C (Size, Weight, Power and Cost) of devices, we will also demonstrate how this new digital manufacturing technology enables the integration of heterogeneous functions onto a common platform.
This new technique is amenable to the realization of high-performance passive RF components from the S-band all the way to Ka-band and beyond and enables economies of scale starting from a few units to a few tens of thousands of units, hence suiting the needs of the smallsat market particularly well.
Digital Manufacturing of Passive RF Components: Achieving Economies of Scale in a Mass Customized Environment
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Satellite communication or Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TT&C) rely on a host of active and passive highly customized RF components and subsystems to perform. With volumes as low as a few units ranging to a few tens of thousands for mega constellations, realizing manufacturing economies of scale in the context of mass customization is challenging.
Here we are reporting results of a novel digital manufacturing process combining both substrative and additive computer-controlled fabrication of thin-film passive RF devices like filters, duplexers and isolators and circulators.
To further improve efficiency and SWaP-C (Size, Weight, Power and Cost) of devices, we will also demonstrate how this new digital manufacturing technology enables the integration of heterogeneous functions onto a common platform.
This new technique is amenable to the realization of high-performance passive RF components from the S-band all the way to Ka-band and beyond and enables economies of scale starting from a few units to a few tens of thousands of units, hence suiting the needs of the smallsat market particularly well.
