Volume-Efficient Miura-Ori Reflectarray Antenna for SmallSat Applications Conference

Rubio, AJ, Kaddour, AS, Pruett, HT et al. (2022). Volume-Efficient Miura-Ori Reflectarray Antenna for SmallSat Applications . 169-170. 10.1109/AP-S/USNC-URSI47032.2022.9886378

cited authors

  • Rubio, AJ; Kaddour, AS; Pruett, HT; Howell, LL; Magleby, SP; Georgakopoulos, SV

abstract

  • In this paper, a deployable Reflectarray Antenna (RA) operating in Ka-band (38 GHz) is presented. A 80x80x25 mm3 foldable RA, based on a Volume Efficient Miura-Ori Origami (VEMO) folding pattern, is developed to achieve high gain (36.1 dBi) and high volume packing efficiency (97.5%). The RA stows into a cuboid whose volume occupies just 16% of a 1U CubeSat. In its deployed state, the aperture produces a pencil beam with-18 dB side lobe level and 52.5% aperture efficiency.

publication date

  • January 1, 2022

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 13

start page

  • 169

end page

  • 170