Design and measurement of conformal antennas

Author

Wiesbeck, W. ; Younis, M. ; Loffler, D.

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Hochstfrequenztechnik und Elektron., Karlsruhe Univ., Germany

Volume

1

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

84

Abstract

An increasing number of complex and dedicated antennas in automotive systems, mobile communication and spaceborne and airborne applications require conformal integration. The term conformal antennas stands for antennas which are confined to the surface of the mechanical carrier. In addition to aerodynamical, aesthetic or integration features, conformal antennas can provide special antenna pattern requirement by an appropriate geometrical form. This contribution discusses the advantages and drawbacks of cylindrical and spherical microstrip array antennas in terms of electrical performance and mechanical setup. It further outlines the design of these antennas and shows measured results for aperture coupled microstrip patch arrays on cylindrical and spherical surfaces.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; conformal antennas; microstrip antenna arrays; mobile antennas; airborne applications; antenna pattern requirement; aperture coupled microstrip patch arrays; automotive systems; conformal antenna design; conformal antenna measurement; conformal integration; cylindrical microstrip array antennas; cylindrical surfaces; electrical performance; geometrical form; mechanical setup; mobile antennas; spaceborne applications; spherical microstrip array antennas; spherical surfaces; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Bandwidth; Base stations; Directive antennas; Frequency; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Multiaccess communication; Patch antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2002. IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7330-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2002.1016256

Filename

1016256