Design and simulation of circularly polarized, quasi-square microstrip antennas for microsatellites: A practical guide to simulation with HFSS™ software
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This paper presents a practical guide for the design of a Right-Hand Circular Polarization (RHCP) microstrip antenna using HFSS software. The design considers an antenna to acquire information transmitted by the Global Positioning System (GPS) in the L1 band. This signal is used by the Attitude Control Unit (ACU) to improve the positioning control of a microsatellite traveling in a Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Following the proposed procedure, values of an Axial Ratio (AR) of 1.22 dB, a directivity of 5.14 dB in the broadside direction, and an AR bandwidth of 15 MHz were obtained.
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