Research Article

A 2.4 GHz Cross Rhombic Antenna for a Cube Satellite Application

Table 6

Optimized antenna dimensions.

OptimizedOriginal

Total diameter1.66  1.62 
Interior arm0.32  0.31 
Exterior arm0.50  0.49 
Truncated arm0.46  0.45 
Line width ( )0.042  0.039 
Angle between interior arms ( )27.19°31.42°
Angle between exterior arms ( )69.99°69.99°
Angle interior-exterior arms ( )115.71°115.71°