A Correction Method of Estimating the Pointing Error for Reflector Antenna

Table 1

The comparison of static maximum deformation and the pointing error.

Loading; direction	EL angle	Simulation results; of deformation; (mm)	Simulation results; of pointing error; (＇＇)	Test results of deformation; (mm)	Test results of; pointing error; (＇＇)	Relative error; (%)
Lateral; direction	70	0.80	2.88	0.68	2.41	19.50%
	50	0.66	1.80	0.55	1.52	18.42%
	30	0.41	1.13	0.50	1.36	16.91%
Vertical; direction	70	1.30	4.32	1.23	4.11	5.11%
	50	1.45	5.04	1.44	4.89	3.07%
	30	1.63	6.12	1.52	6.30	4.44%