Antennas!

This repo has information on antennas for PSAS launch vehicles, including linearly polarized cylindrical patch antennas (CPAs).

Current Work:

We're currently using the CPA v4 antennas on LV2.1 for 2015.

With LV3's carbon fiber airframe targeted for 2015/2016, we're once again contemplating good ways to put antennas on rockets. Our current favorite design seems to be integrating our cylindrical patch antennas directly into a short fiberglass-based composite module.

Previous Work:

Here's some links to previous work done:

• Current CPA v4 antennas (Circa 2013)
  • https://github.com/psas/avionics-cad/tree/master/av3/cpa (Current Python design code)
  • http://archive.psas.pdx.edu/cpadesignv4/
  • http://archive.psas.pdx.edu/cpatuningv4/cpa_tuning/
• CPA v3 antennas (Circa 2005)
  • http://archive.psas.pdx.edu/CpaDesignv3/
  • http://archive.psas.pdx.edu/CpaConstructionv3/
• CPA v2 antennas (Circa 2003)
  • http://archive.psas.pdx.edu/AntennaDesignLV2/
  • http://archive.psas.pdx.edu/AntennaConstructionLV2/
• Original thoughts on antennas
  • http://archive.psas.pdx.edu/AntennaLetter/