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Objectives
The objective of the activity is to design, develop and test Ku-band TV reception wall mounted antennas that are either customisable or self-aligning.
The targeted improvement is an enabling technology to allow volume production of affordable self-aligned or customised flat-mounted aesthetically appealing antennas both with minimal user installation effort.
Challenges
This activity aims at using manufacturing processes compatible with volume production of flat-mounted Ku-band TV reception antennas that reduce user installation effort thereby improving customer acceptance.
System Architecture
The solution is formed by a planar phased array with dual-linear polarization. And a platelet (multi-layer) waveguide configuration for the
pre-aligned custom beam forming network (BFN).
Plan
The project is organized as follows:
- Preliminary Design Review (PDR) T0+6m
- Critical Design Review (CDR) T0+12m
- Test Readiness Review (TRR) T0+15m
- Final Review (FR) T0+18m
Current Status
At present, an antenna in line with the design specifications has been realized and measured in the laboratory to validate the operating principle (TRL4). The results are in line with the simulations. The consortium is discussing with the Agency possible further developments to reach an higher TRL (TRL6).
