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Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2003
Abstract
We describe a communication channel for a microwave-propelled sail, a novel concept for a deep-space scientific probe. We suggest techniques to recover the great loss introduced by the large distances, and we have conducted various simulations to understand the effects on the performance of the system. Possible disruption in the channel by high-energy solar flares, which increase the error in the estimation of the received signal, is accounted for. We developed the simulation for a full communication system on an additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channel, including the random-time solar-flare disturbance. We show that turbo codes can be exploited that perform very well at low SNRs and have high coding gain.
Publisher
IEEE
Publication Title
IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
ISSN
1045-9243
Volume
45
Issue
4
First Page
111
Last Page
122
DOI
10.1109/MAP.2003.1241321
Language (ISO)
English
Sponsorship
IEEE
Keywords
Space vehicle communication, space vehicle antennas, space vehicle telemetry, Gaussian channels, Gaussian noise, space vehicle propulsion
Recommended Citation
Abdallah, Chaouki T.; i. Sezi Bakim; and Edl Schamiloglu.
"Communicating with microwave-propelled sails."
IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine