A dual-polarized cylindrical array antenna for aerial vehicles

Author

Ren, Yu-Jiun ; Ahn, Chi-Hyung ; Li, Ming-yi ; Chang, Kai

Author_Institution

Intell. Autom. Inc., Rockville, MD, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

1-5 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

An X-band conformal array antenna designed for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles with polarimetric radars/sensors is presented. The array antennas mounted on the cylinder with various curvature radii are experimentally studied. The array can be easily placed on the aircraft fuselage or payload due to its ultra-thin and ultra-lightweight characteristics. It should have potential applications in radar surveillance, remote sensing, and wireless communications.

Keywords

aircraft antennas; antenna arrays; conformal antennas; multifrequency antennas; radar antennas; remotely operated vehicles; X-band conformal array antenna; aerial vehicles; aircraft fuselage; curvature radii; dual-polarized cylindrical array antenna; polarimetric radars-sensor; radar surveillance; remote sensing; ultralightweight characteristic; unmanned aerial vehicles; wireless communications; Aircraft; Antenna arrays; Payloads; Radar antennas; Radar applications; Radar polarimetry; Radar remote sensing; Sensor arrays; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Unmanned aerial vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2009. APSURSI '09. IEEE

Conference_Location

Charleston, SC

ISSN

1522-3965

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3647-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2009.5172222

Filename

5172222