Title :
A compact dual band circularly polarized antenna design for Mars rover mission
Author :
Yang, F. ; Rahmat-Samii, Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Microstrip antennas are widely used in wireless communications due to their advantages of low profile, light weight, low production cost, and conformability with RF circuitry. Recently, a novel reconfigurable microstrip antenna design, patch antenna with switchable slots (PASS), has been proposed to realize various functionalities such as dual frequency operation, dual band CP performance, and polarization diversity with only one patch and a single feed. In this paper, the PASS concept is used to design a compact dual band circularly polarized antenna at the UHF band for a future Mars rover mission.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; electromagnetic wave polarisation; microstrip antennas; multifrequency antennas; planetary rovers; receiving antennas; transmitting antennas; Mars rover mission; UHF band; circularly polarized antenna; compact dual band antenna; low profile antenna; patch antenna; polarization diversity; reconfigurable microstrip antenna; switchable slots; Circuits; Costs; Dual band; Mars; Microstrip antennas; Optical polarization; Production; Radio frequency; Slot antennas; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Columbus, OH, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7846-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2003.1220045
