Satellite Massive Array With Reconfigurable Antenna Units for Long-Life and Energy Saving Satellites

A synergic cooperation between terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks is a pivotal feature for achieving global wireless coverage. In this framework, the satellite swarm-based massive array represents one of the most promising key enabling technologies in coping with the ever-increasing system req...

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Main Authors: Francesco Alessio Dicandia, Simone Genovesi
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10975808/
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description A synergic cooperation between terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks is a pivotal feature for achieving global wireless coverage. In this framework, the satellite swarm-based massive array represents one of the most promising key enabling technologies in coping with the ever-increasing system requirements for beyond 5G (B5G) and 6G systems. In this paper, a novel strategy for the synthesis of satellite massive arrays with reconfigurable antenna units (SMART-U) is presented. The radiative performance of the proposed configuration are analysed for low-earth and geostationary orbiting satellites and assess a remarkable robustness and flexibility of the new synthesis architecture. A remarkable scanning range improvement and peak side lobe level (PSLL) lowering of the addressed concentric ring array (CRA) is achieved by exploiting a multiobjective optimization based on the Pareto front. The proposed SMART-U phased array can efficiently cope with adverse satellite attitudes by tailoring the circularly polarized (CP) field radiated by each unit offering a clear advantage with respect to conventional swarm-based arrays with a static antenna element factor.
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spelling doaj-art-0182575a6ebf471aa278987d60d44ffa2025-08-20T03:11:25ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-0113748767488610.1109/ACCESS.2025.356397010975808Satellite Massive Array With Reconfigurable Antenna Units for Long-Life and Energy Saving SatellitesFrancesco Alessio Dicandia0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3042-3349Simone Genovesi1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5323-1780Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Elettronica e di Ingegneria dell’Informazione e delle Telecomunicazioni, Pisa, ItalyDipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione, Università di Pisa, Pisa, ItalyA synergic cooperation between terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks is a pivotal feature for achieving global wireless coverage. In this framework, the satellite swarm-based massive array represents one of the most promising key enabling technologies in coping with the ever-increasing system requirements for beyond 5G (B5G) and 6G systems. In this paper, a novel strategy for the synthesis of satellite massive arrays with reconfigurable antenna units (SMART-U) is presented. The radiative performance of the proposed configuration are analysed for low-earth and geostationary orbiting satellites and assess a remarkable robustness and flexibility of the new synthesis architecture. A remarkable scanning range improvement and peak side lobe level (PSLL) lowering of the addressed concentric ring array (CRA) is achieved by exploiting a multiobjective optimization based on the Pareto front. The proposed SMART-U phased array can efficiently cope with adverse satellite attitudes by tailoring the circularly polarized (CP) field radiated by each unit offering a clear advantage with respect to conventional swarm-based arrays with a static antenna element factor.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10975808/Direct-to-cellB5G6Gsatellite constellationNTNreconfigurable antenna
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Satellite Massive Array With Reconfigurable Antenna Units for Long-Life and Energy Saving Satellites
IEEE Access
Direct-to-cell
B5G
6G
satellite constellation
NTN
reconfigurable antenna
title Satellite Massive Array With Reconfigurable Antenna Units for Long-Life and Energy Saving Satellites
title_full Satellite Massive Array With Reconfigurable Antenna Units for Long-Life and Energy Saving Satellites
title_fullStr Satellite Massive Array With Reconfigurable Antenna Units for Long-Life and Energy Saving Satellites
title_full_unstemmed Satellite Massive Array With Reconfigurable Antenna Units for Long-Life and Energy Saving Satellites
title_short Satellite Massive Array With Reconfigurable Antenna Units for Long-Life and Energy Saving Satellites
title_sort satellite massive array with reconfigurable antenna units for long life and energy saving satellites
topic Direct-to-cell
B5G
6G
satellite constellation
NTN
reconfigurable antenna
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10975808/
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