A software tool for satellite advanced multibeam aperiodic array synthesis

Abstract

The problem of optimized multibeam array synthesis is common in Modern Satellite Communications. In this work a new software tool for ADvanced Aperiodic Multibeam Array Synthesis (ADAMAS) is presented. It is based on the combination of Convex Aperture Synthesis with Pareto Front theory resulting both in the minimization of the computation time and the reduction of the number of required elements and the size of the host area. The software can handle demanding cases such as global coverage from a GEO satellite.