Title :
A flexible analysis and design approach for body-mounted conformal microstrip antennas
Author :
Allard, R.J. ; Werner, D.H.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Res. Lab., Pennsylvania State Univ., State College, PA, USA
Abstract :
Two different examples are considered to demonstrate the efficiency and flexibility of our domain-decomposition/reciprocity procedure for the analysis and design of body-mounted conformal antenna systems. The first example consists of a broadband, dual-armed Archimedian spiral antenna excited in two different modes, designed to operate from 6-9 GHz, and mounted on the endcap of a finite-length PEC circular cylinder. The second example consists of an array of square microstrip patch antennas, designed to operate at 2 GHz, mounted around the circumference of a generic missile platform with a nose cone and stabilizer fins.
Keywords :
broadband antennas; conformal antennas; microstrip antenna arrays; missiles; spiral antennas; 2 GHz; 6 to 9 GHz; antenna analysis; body-mounted antennas; broadband antenna; conformal microstrip antennas; domain decomposition; dual-armed Archimedian spiral antenna; endcap; finite-length PEC circular cylinder; generic missile platform; nose cone; patch antenna array; reciprocity; square microstrip patch antennas; stabilizer fins; Arm; Broadband antennas; Geometry; Helical antennas; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Missiles; Nose; Patch antennas; Spirals;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2002. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7330-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2002.1016455
