Miniaturized Folded-Slot CubeSat MIMO Antenna Design with Pattern Diversity

Rifaqat Hussain; Khaled Aljaloud; Abida Shaheen Rao; Abdullah M. AlGarni; Ali H. Alqahtani; Abdul Aziz; Yosef T. Aladadi; Saad I. Alhuwaimel; Niamat Hussain

doi:10.3390/s22207855

Miniaturized Folded-Slot CubeSat MIMO Antenna Design with Pattern Diversity

Rifaqat Hussain, Khaled Aljaloud, Abida Shaheen Rao, Abdullah M. AlGarni, Ali H. Alqahtani, Abdul Aziz, Yosef T. Aladadi, Saad I. Alhuwaimel, Niamat Hussain

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In this paper, a folded slot-based multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna design for Cube Satellite (CubeSat) applications is presented for the ultra-high frequency (UHF) band. A unique combination of a reactively loaded meandered slot with a folded structure is presented to achieve the antenna's miniaturization. The proposed antenna is able to operate over a wide frequency band from 430~510 MHz. Moreover, pattern diversity is achieved by the antenna's element placement, resulting in good MIMO diversity performance. The four elements are placed on one Unit (1U) for CubeSat dimensions of 100 mm × 100 mm × 100 mm. The miniaturized antenna design with pattern diversity over a wide operating band is well suited for small satellite applications, particularly CubeSats in the UHF band.

Original language	English
Article number	7855
Journal	Sensors
Volume	22
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/s22207855
State	Published - 16 Oct 2022

Keywords

CubeSats
UHF band
folded slot
reactive loading
wide-band

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Analytical Chemistry
Information Systems
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Biochemistry
Instrumentation
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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