AUSSAT-B publications

By December 8th, 2010

The following publications detail the work involved in the development of CSIRO’s AUSSAT B and other antenna research.

Key publications

Bird TS, Granet C, 2008, ‘Fabrication and space-qualifying a lightweight corrugated horn with low sidelobes for global-earth coverage’, IEEE Trans. Antennas & Propagat., 50: 80-86.

Bird TS, Hay SG, Parfitt AJ, Rao N, Ward D, Mahon SJ, Dadello A, Barker SJ, Sprey MA, 2000, ‘Australian Ka-band technology for FedSat’, J. Electr. Electron. Eng. Aust., 20: 195-202.

Granet C, Bird TS, James GL, 2000, ‘Compact multimode horn with low sidelobes for global earth coverage’, IEEE Trans. Antennas & Propagat., 48: 1125-1133.

Newell P, Bird TS, 1994, ‘Effects of mutual coupling in the design of high performance multifeed satellite antennas’, Radio Science, 29: 145-152.

Bird TS, Sroka C, 1992, ‘Design of the Ku-band antennas for the Galaxy HS601C satellites’, J. Electr. Electron. Eng. Aust., 12: 267-273.

Bird TS, 1990,’Analysis of mutual coupling in arrays of different-sized rectangular waveguides’, IEEE Trans. Antennas & Propagat., 38: 166-172. Erratum, 38: 1727.

Bird TS, 1982, ‘Contoured beam synthesis for array-fed reflector antennas by field-correlation’, IEEE Proc. Microwaves, Optics & Antennas, 129: 293-298.

Conference proceedings

Parfitt AJ, Rao N, Ward D, 2001, ‘Space qualification of microsatellite Ka-band communications hardware’, In: Proc. 13th National Space Engineering Symposium, Canberra, March.

Rao N, Parfitt AJ, Dadello A, Ward D, Bird TS, 2000, ‘A low noise Ka-band down converter for space applications’, In: Proc. European Microwave Conference, Paris, France, 3-5 October, 1: 429-432.

Bird TS, Mahon SJ, Hay SG, Parfitt AJ, Rao N, Bateman DG, Ward D, Dadello A, Sprey MA, 1999, ‘Ka-band transponder for a small LEO satellite’, In: _Proc. 1999 Asia Pacific Microwave Conference, Singapore, 30 November – 3 December, pp.690-693.

Mahon SJ, Harvey JT, Young AC, 1999, ‘Wide band MMIC “Kowari” mixers’, In: _Proc. 1999 Asia Pacific Microwave Conference, Singapore, 30 November – 3 December.

Seumahu ES, Bird TS, Cowley WG, Parfitt AJ, 1999, ‘The FedSat Communications Payload’, In: Proc. International Conference on Communications, Information and Signal Processing, Singapore, December.

Seumahu ES, Bird TS, Cowley WG, Parfitt AJ, Reisenfeld S, 1999, ‘The FedSat Communications System’, In: Proc. International Conference on Communications, Information and Signal Processing, Singapore, December.

Hay SG, Bateman DG, Bird TS, Cooray FR, 1999, ‘Simple Ka-band earth coverage antennas for LEO satellites’, In: Proc. IEEE Antennas & Propagation Society Symposium, Orlando, Florida, 11-16 July, pp.708-711.

Bird TS, 1991, ‘Mode matching analysis of arrays of stepped rectangular horns and application to satellite design’, In: Proc. IEEE Antennas & Propagation ICAP, University of York, UK, 15-18 April, pp.849-852.

Bird TS, Poulton GT, Hay SG, Choi YK, 1989, ‘Prototype antenna for the AUSSAT-B Western Australia spot beam’, In: Proc. Fifth National Space Eng. Symp., Canberra, ACT, 27-29 November, pp.70-75.

Poulton GT, Hay SG, Choi YK, Bird TS, 1989, ‘Beamforming network design for on-board satellite antennas’, In: Proc. IREECON’89, Melbourne, Aust., 11-15 September, pp.857-860.

Bird TS, Hay SG, 1989, ‘Dielectric loaded horn feed arrays for reflectors in shaped beam applications’, In: Proc. IEEE Antennas & Propagation Symposium, San Jose, CA, 26-30 June, pp.932-936.

Bird TS, Craggs JS, Van Hemelryk M, 1987, ‘Near-field antenna range at CSIRO Division of Radiophysics’, In: Proc. IREECON’87, Sydney, 14-18 September, pp.322-325.

Poulton GT, Bird TS, 1987,’Shaped beam antenna design for second generation AUSSAT satellites’, In: Proc. 3rd National Space Eng. Symp., Canberra, pp.9-14.

Poulton GT, 1986, ‘Power pattern synthesis using the method of successive projections’, In: Proc. IEEE AP-S Symposium Digest, Philadelphia, USA, pp.667-670.

Bird TS, Poulton GT, 1985, ‘Envelope constrained pattern synthesis for satellite antennas’, In: Proc. IREECON’85, Melbourne, Aust., 30 September – 4 October, pp.567-570.