An adaptive microstrip patch antenna for use in portable transceivers

Author

Rostbakken, O. ; Hilton, G.S. ; Railton, C.J.

Author_Institution

Centre for Commun. Res., Bristol Univ., UK

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

28 Apr-1 May 1996

Firstpage

339

Abstract

This paper describes an adaptive frequency tunable microstrip patch antenna. The introduction of an adaptive feedback loop enables the patch antenna to optimise the antenna-feed impedance match. As a result, the performance of the antenna is less affected by external disturbances such as coupling to nearby objects. Measurements evaluating the performance of the proposed antenna, in terms of transmitted power and bit error rate, are presented

Keywords

antenna feeds; circuit feedback; circuit optimisation; circuit tuning; error statistics; impedance matching; land mobile radio; microstrip antennas; mobile antennas; mobile radio; transceivers; adaptive feedback loop; adaptive frequency tunable microstrip patch antenna; antenna-feed impedance match; bit error rate; coupling; external disturbances; nearby objects; performance; portable transceivers; transmitted power; Adaptive arrays; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Feedback loop; Frequency; Impedance; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Power measurement; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 1996. Mobile Technology for the Human Race., IEEE 46th

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3157-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETEC.1996.503465

Filename

503465