Analysis and synthesis of a printed array for satellite communication with moving vehicles

Author

Vicente-Lozano, Manuel ; Franceschetti, Giorgio ; Ares-Pena, Francisco J. ; Moreno-Piquero, Eduardo

Author_Institution

Departamento de Fisica Aplicada, Univ. de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Volume

50

Issue

11

fYear

2002

fDate

11/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1555

Lastpage

1559

Abstract

We describe a mobile communications antenna consisting of concentric rings of elliptically polarized circular patches. For certain sets of relative phases, optimization of geometry and excitation amplitudes by simulated annealing synthesizes a conical beam with a maximum at a desired θ and satisfactory directivity within a desired θ range. An example of a two-ring array 50 cm in diameter with directivity >3 dB between θ=35° and θ=50° is presented.

Keywords

electromagnetic wave polarisation; microstrip antenna arrays; mobile antennas; mobile satellite communication; simulated annealing; 25 cm; antenna directivity; concentric rings; conical beam synthesis; diameter; elliptically polarized circular patches; geometry optimization; mobile communications antenna; moving vehicles; printed array analysis; printed array synthesis; satellite communication; simulated annealing; two-ring array; Antenna arrays; Directive antennas; Feeds; Land vehicles; Microstrip antennas; Mobile communication; Phased arrays; Polarization; Satellite antennas; Satellite communication;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2002.803953

Filename

1173031