Yohandri, Asrizal, Asif Awaludin, Josaphat T. Sri Sumantyo
This work is purposed to provide microstrip antennas for a CP-SAR system with low sidelobe, tilted beam, and circular polarization. This antenna is configured for the L-band (1.27 GHz) mounting on an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The proposed microstrip antenna consists of three-square radiating elements, due to the ease in fabrication. Meanwhile, the proximity structure has been adopted in the feeding network. The tilted beam was obtained by arranging the different phases for each element. On the other hand, a low sidelobe was achieved by managing the power distribution of each patch using the Chebyshev polynomial. The proposed antenna was precisely printed and examined in an anechoic chamber to verify the characteristics of the antenna such as polarization, sidelobe level, and beam direction. Based on the measurement results, the proposed antenna has a tilted beam and a low side lobe that meets the specifications of the CP-SAR system. © 2022, Electromagnetics Academy. All rights reserved.
Physics Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Padang, Jl. Prof. Hamka, Sumatera Barat, Padang, 25131, Indonesia; Center for Atmospheric Science and Technology, National Institute of Aeronautics and Space, Jl. dr. Djundjunan 133, Bandung, 40173, Indonesia; Josaphat Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory, Center for Environmental Remote Sensing, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
