Title :
UWB antennas for ground penetrating radar application
Author :
Hertl, Ivo ; Strycek, M.
Author_Institution :
VTUO Brno Div., VOP-026 Sternberk, s.p., Brno
Abstract :
Presented paper describes results of comparison study on antennas for ground penetrating radar (GPR, undersurface radar) operating in frequency band from 500 MHz to 3 GHz. Typical representatives of elementary antennas, planar monopoles, dipole antennas, tapered slot antennas, TEM horns and frequency independent antennas are firstly optimized for the operation band in CST design environment. Then structures are described and compared from the impedance, radiation and time characteristic point of view to enable a simple choice of suitable structures for manufacture. Selected antennas are prepared for the manufacture and comparison with their models.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; ground penetrating radar; ultra wideband antennas; CST design environment; TEM horn antenna; UWB antenna; dipole antenna; elementary antenna; frequency 500 MHz to 3 GHz; frequency independent antenna; ground penetrating radar; impedance-radiation-time characteristics; planar monopole antenna; tapered slot antenna; undersurface radar; Design optimization; Dipole antennas; Frequency; Ground penetrating radar; Horn antennas; Impedance; Manufacturing; Radar antennas; Slot antennas; Ultra wideband antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Electromagnetics and Communications, 2007. ICECom 2007. 19th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dubrovnik
Print_ISBN :
978-953-6037-50-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-953-6037-51-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICECOM.2007.4544458
