Additive Manufacturing of Antennas and RF Components for SATCOM: A Review

IF 3.6 Q2 ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
Hafsa Talpur;Ulan Myrzakhan;Juan Andres Vásquez-Peralvo;Shuai Zhang;Symeon Chatzinotas
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In the past few years, additive manufacturing (AM) technology has developed into a revolutionary factor in the design and manufacturing of satellite RF/antenna components, providing benefits over traditional manufacturing techniques, such as cost-efficient, lightweight structure, complex design flexibility, and monolithically integrates different parts in signal structure. AM profoundly impacts how satellite antennas, waveguides, and other RF components are manufactured and deployed across several orbital regimes. However, complex atmospheric conditions in space primarily affect satellite system performance, degrading antenna efficiency and longevity. This is due to many reasons, mainly extreme thermal cycle variation, atmospheric radiations, vacuum environment, and mechanical pressure; hence the choice of AM technique and material are crucial for onboard satellite components design to ensure system performance stability. Based on the latest research, this paper provides a review of current state-of-the-art AM printed antennas and RF components incorporating different AM techniques and materials to obtain specific design characteristics such as high gain, wide bandwidth, beamforming, and better power handling capacity, particularly for Ku, K, and Ka-band satellite communication (SATCOM). Furthermore, the paper highlights some techniques to enhance the performance of existing AM technologies and material properties, making them suitable for onboard SATCOM applications that withstand extreme atmospheric conditions. The paper serves as a valuable guide on the AM of SATCOM antenna/RF component design, providing insights into material selection and AM techniques for efficient fabrication.
卫星通信天线和射频组件的增材制造研究进展
在过去的几年里,增材制造(AM)技术已经发展成为卫星射频/天线组件设计和制造的革命性因素,提供了传统制造技术的优势,如成本效益,轻量化结构,复杂的设计灵活性,以及在信号结构中集成不同部件的单片。AM深刻地影响着卫星天线、波导和其他射频组件的制造和部署方式。然而,复杂的空间大气条件主要影响卫星系统的性能,降低天线的效率和寿命。这是由于许多原因,主要是极端热循环变化,大气辐射,真空环境和机械压力;因此,调幅技术和材料的选择对星载组件的设计至关重要,以确保系统性能的稳定性。基于最新的研究,本文回顾了当前最先进的AM印刷天线和射频组件,结合不同的AM技术和材料,以获得特定的设计特性,如高增益,宽带宽,波束形成和更好的功率处理能力,特别是对于Ku, K和ka波段卫星通信(SATCOM)。此外,本文还重点介绍了提高现有AM技术性能和材料性能的一些技术,使其适用于承受极端大气条件的星载SATCOM应用。本文为SATCOM天线/射频组件的AM设计提供了有价值的指南,为材料选择和有效制造的AM技术提供了见解。
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