A New, Low-Cost, Switched Beam and Fully Adaptive Antenna Array for 2.4 GHz ISM Applications

Author

Mitilineos, Stelios A. ; Capsalis, Christos N.

Author_Institution

Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Athens

Volume

55

Issue

9

fYear

2007

Firstpage

2502

Lastpage

2508

Abstract

A new, low-cost, switched-beam and fully adaptive antenna array suitable for 2.4 GHz ISM applications is proposed in this paper. The array comprises of four elements, equal in number receiving RF and IF components, as well as a microcontroller based unit which is responsible for the control of the array. The array is designed with the aid of a custom genetic algorithm, while measurements results are presented indicating consistency between design and implementation. In addition, multipath fading mitigation capability of the array is demonstrated via channel measurements results.

Keywords

UHF antennas; adaptive antenna arrays; fading channels; genetic algorithms; multipath channels; ISM applications; adaptive antenna array; frequency 2.4 GHz; genetic algorithm; microcontroller based unit; multipath fading mitigation capability; switched beam antenna array; Adaptive arrays; Algorithm design and analysis; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Circuits; Fading; Genetic algorithms; Microcontrollers; Phased arrays; Radio frequency; 2.4 GHz ISM applications; Adaptive array; analog beamforming; multipath fading; switched-beam array;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2007.904067

Filename

4298185