A planar antenna array with integrated feed network for UAV applications

Author

Dweik, S. ; Deif, S. ; Sadeh, W. ; Rawashdeh, O.A. ; Aloi, D.N. ; Sharawi, Mohammad S.

Author_Institution

Electr. Eng. Dept., King Fahd Univ. of Pet. & Miner. (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

fYear

2014

fDate

6-11 April 2014

Firstpage

1855

Lastpage

1858

Abstract

A 12-element planar antenna array with patch elements operating at 2.47 GHz along with its integrated feed network is presented. The array has beam steering capabilities via the use of digitally controlled radio frequency (RF) phase shifters. The array and its feed network were fabricated on a 3-layer PCB of RO4350 material with total dimensions of 458.8×161×1.27 mm³. To total array weight was 229 gm. The array covered a minimum bandwidth of 40 MHz. The array is to be integrated within the wing structure of a small to medium size UAV. Simulated and measured results are presented for the array performance metrics.

Keywords

UHF antennas; aircraft antennas; autonomous aerial vehicles; microstrip antenna arrays; planar antenna arrays; PCB; RO4350 material; UAV application; bandwidth 40 MHz; beam steering; digitally controlled radio frequency phase shifter; frequency 2.47 GHz; integrated feed network; patch element; planar antenna array; size 1.27 mm; size 161 mm; size 458.8 mm; Antenna measurements; Arrays; Feeds; Planar arrays; Radio frequency; Microwave Feed Network; Patch antennas; Planar Arrays; UAV;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on

Conference_Location

The Hague

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902157

Filename

6902157