The problem of the synthesis of optimal continuous aperture sources to optimally realize the satellite multibeam coverage of Earth is stated and solved. The design approach relies on a far-field representation which exploits at best the degrees of freedom arising from the geometrical structure of the well-known four-colors colour coverage map. The overall synthesis is stated as a convex-programming problem wherein the fast achievement of the (unique) globally optimal solution is guaranteed. The introduced tools allow stating the ultimate theoretical radiation performances achievable by any circular-aperture antenna of fixed size and, at the same time, can be exploited as a reference in the synthesis of isophoric direct-radiating arrays. Numerical examples concerning a mission scenario recently proposed by the European Space Agency are provided.

Satellite multibeam coverage of earth: Innovative solutions and optimal synthesis of aperture fields / Morabito, A. F.; Laganà, A. R.; Di Donato, L.. - In: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES. - ISSN 1070-4698. - 156:1(2016), pp. 135-144. [10.2528/PIER16061505]

Satellite multibeam coverage of earth: Innovative solutions and optimal synthesis of aperture fields

A. F. Morabito
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2016-01-01

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The problem of the synthesis of optimal continuous aperture sources to optimally realize the satellite multibeam coverage of Earth is stated and solved. The design approach relies on a far-field representation which exploits at best the degrees of freedom arising from the geometrical structure of the well-known four-colors colour coverage map. The overall synthesis is stated as a convex-programming problem wherein the fast achievement of the (unique) globally optimal solution is guaranteed. The introduced tools allow stating the ultimate theoretical radiation performances achievable by any circular-aperture antenna of fixed size and, at the same time, can be exploited as a reference in the synthesis of isophoric direct-radiating arrays. Numerical examples concerning a mission scenario recently proposed by the European Space Agency are provided.
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