A Study on the Possibilities of Providing Signal Coverage for Wireless Systems from High Altitude Platforms
Conference: EuCAP 2009 - 3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
03/23/2009 - 03/27/2009 at Berlin, Germany
Proceedings: EuCAP 2009
Pages: 4Language: englishTyp: PDF
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Authors:
Horak, Petr; Pechac, Pavel (Department of Electromagnetic Field, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technicka 2, 166 27 Praha 6, Czech Republic)
Abstract:
The paper provides a study on possibilities of signal coverage for wireless systems provided from High Altitude Platforms (HAPs). Coverage by a single antenna forming a cell on the ground beneath the platform is considered. The presented study helps to understand that the coverage is not given just by geometry, i.e. the optical visibility to the platform is not sufficient. The key limiting factor is also the power budget requirements and the antenna. The platform altitude from 0 to 100 km is analyzed.