Title :
Wideband and low-profile metamaterial antennas for aircrafts and automobiles
Author :
Sungtek Kang ; Kyeongnam Jang ; Jinsu Jeon ; Inkyu Yang ; Kyungseok Kahng ; Se-gyoon Mok ; Anguera, Jaume
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Telecomm. Eng., Univ. of Incheon, Incheon, South Korea
Abstract :
In this paper, we design a low-profile and wideband antenna to be mounted on the top of an aircraft or automobile. Specifically, it should be buried under the surface to lower the air resistance during the flight or fast running, but have the beam-pattern of the monopole antenna. So, a flat CRLH ZOR antenna with an enhanced bandwidth is proposed similar to that of [1] for C-band communication. By the design, a 37% fractional bandwidth and monopolar radiation pattern is achieved, suitable for the aircraft including UAVs.
Keywords :
aircraft; antenna radiation patterns; automobiles; broadband antennas; metamaterial antennas; monopole antennas; C-band communication; UAV; aircraft; automobile; beampattern; flat CRLH ZOR antenna; monopolar radiation pattern; monopole antenna; wideband low-profile metamaterial antenna; Aircraft; Antenna radiation patterns; Broadband antennas; Helical antennas; Loaded antennas; Metamaterials; Low-profile antenna; antenna for an aircraft; antenna for an automobile; metamaterial antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
The Hague
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6901927
