Title :
Versatile automobile antenna unit for roadside communication
Author :
Jensen, Irene Anite ; Gamage, Jagath Kumara Halpe
Author_Institution :
SINTEF Inf. & Commun. Technol., Trondheim
Abstract :
The main goal for the CVIS (Cooperative Vehicle-Infrastructure System) project is to create a wireless network between vehicle and roadside infrastructure. CVTS includes implementation of technology components, to develop a multichannel terminal. This terminal will be installed in a vehicle, and in this paper we report on the development of the Rooftop Antenna Unit. The antenna unit contains 5 individual antennas, including two WLAN antennas. The WLAN antenna is a broadband double-fed printed monopole antenna designed and optimized within the CVIS project. It covers the frequency band 2.0-6.7 GHz, a bandwidth of 128%. The Rooftop Antenna Unit will be used for the CVIS field trials, taking place at six different test sites throughout Europe.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; broadband antennas; microstrip antennas; mobile antennas; mobile radio; monopole antennas; radio networks; road vehicles; traffic engineering computing; wireless LAN; WLAN antenna; broadband double-fed printed monopole antenna design; cooperative vehicle-infrastructure system; multichannel terminal; roadside communication; versatile automobile rooftop antenna unit; wireless network; Automobiles; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Design optimization; Europe; Frequency; Road vehicles; Testing; Wireless LAN; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Technologies, 2007 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-2-87487-003-3
DOI :
10.1109/ECWT.2007.4403984
