• DocumentCode
    2046561
  • Title

    A Low-Complexity, Compact Antenna for Mitigating Frequency-Selective Fading

  • Author

    Ketcham, Rich ; Frolik, Jeff

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Vermont, Burlington
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    25-27 April 2007
  • Firstpage
    573
  • Lastpage
    574
  • Abstract
    This demonstration presents the results of a study addressing an issue that has constrained the effectiveness of wireless sensor network deployments to date, namely, connectivity. A physically compact, diversity antenna has been developed that is low in complexity and therefore suitably controlled using resource-limited wireless sensor hardware. Herein, this prototype antenna is demonstrated utilizing an IEEE 802.15.4 compliant, Freescale-based platform.
  • Keywords
    antennas; fading channels; multipath channels; wireless sensor networks; IEEE 802.15.4 compliant; compact antenna; freescale based platform; low complexity; mitigating frequency selective fading; prototype antenna; wireless sensor network; Communication system control; Fading; Frequency; Graphical user interfaces; Hardware; Phase shifters; Prototypes; Rayleigh channels; Testing; Wireless sensor networks; Design; Experimentation; Measurement; Reliability; Wireless sensor networks; link optimization; multipath fading;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information Processing in Sensor Networks, 2007. IPSN 2007. 6th International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Cambridge, MA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-59593-638-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPSN.2007.4379732
  • Filename
    4379732