Studying and Simulation of a Smart Antennas Array Beamforming Applied in the Satellite Communication System of the Universidad Surcolombiana Ground Station

Abstract

This document provides a theoretical foundation about the design and simulation process of antennas array for satellites communications; three different antennas arrays are shown: Lineal, Planar and the Mills Cross array as alternative for  using in antennas arrays, applying this arrays inground stations for satellites tracking. A study of the solid vision angle of the ground stations of the  Universidad Surcolombiana is shown in this document, with the requirements of the ground station the arrays are designed, testing their performance. A  simulation tool for arrays antennas is also contributed in this study; this si mulation tool also works for feeding of the beam with the satellite position. The array that shows better performance in the satellite application is the Mills Cross..