Title :
Automotive antenna performance and simulation
Author :
Low, Lester ; Langley, Richard ; Breden, Richard ; Callaghan, Peter
Author_Institution :
Sheffield Univ., Sheffield
Abstract :
A novel antenna installed under an aperture in the roof of a sports utility vehicle below a plastic panel akin to a sun roof slot is presented. It provides an alternative location for antenna placement on a vehicle. The antenna measures 88.2 cm times 18.5 cm and is highly suited for placement in a limited size vehicle roof aperture. It has seven feeds and is capable of covering simultaneous operation of the following communications systems; FM, AM, TV, TMC and DAB audio reception. Two extra antenna elements/feeds are used for diversity reception purposes. A comparison of measurements and simulations of the proposed antenna system was carried out at 100 MHz. Simulated performance of the antenna system are shown for 200 MHz and 450-800 MHz.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; VHF antennas; automotive electronics; diversity reception; mobile antennas; audio reception; automotive antenna; diversity reception; frequency 200 MHz; frequency 450 MHz to 800 MHz; vehicle roof aperture; Antenna measurements; Aperture antennas; Automotive engineering; Feeds; Plastics; Size measurement; Slot antennas; Sun; TV; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2006. EuCAP 2006. First European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
978-92-9092-937-6
DOI :
10.1109/EUCAP.2006.4584932
