A thermal sensitivity analysis is performed for an Inverted-F antenna (IFA) at the worst-case thermal condition (reentry phase) of a typical sub-orbital sounding-rocket spaceflight. Electromagnetic simulations show that a 300 Celsius change in the IFA temperature, mainly caused by the aerodynamic heating, increases the reflected power by 1% and decreases the antenna gain by 2.5%. The results show that the degradation of antenna performance and the telemetry link quality is negligible. Therefore, the IFA is a good antenna choice for similar sounding rockets from the thermal reliability point of view.
Talafi Noghani, M., & Nadjafi, M. (2021). Thermal Sensitivity Analysis of a Telemetry Antenna in Sub-Orbital Spaceflights. International Journal of Reliability, Risk and Safety: Theory and Application, 4(2), 13-19. doi: 10.30699/IJRRS.4.2.2
MLA
Mahmoud Talafi Noghani; Mohammad Nadjafi. "Thermal Sensitivity Analysis of a Telemetry Antenna in Sub-Orbital Spaceflights". International Journal of Reliability, Risk and Safety: Theory and Application, 4, 2, 2021, 13-19. doi: 10.30699/IJRRS.4.2.2
HARVARD
Talafi Noghani, M., Nadjafi, M. (2021). 'Thermal Sensitivity Analysis of a Telemetry Antenna in Sub-Orbital Spaceflights', International Journal of Reliability, Risk and Safety: Theory and Application, 4(2), pp. 13-19. doi: 10.30699/IJRRS.4.2.2
VANCOUVER
Talafi Noghani, M., Nadjafi, M. Thermal Sensitivity Analysis of a Telemetry Antenna in Sub-Orbital Spaceflights. International Journal of Reliability, Risk and Safety: Theory and Application, 2021; 4(2): 13-19. doi: 10.30699/IJRRS.4.2.2
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