Title :
Electrical characteristics of a very small normal mode helical antenna mounted on a wheel in the TPMS application
Author :
Dinh, Nguyen Quoc ; Michishita, Naobumi ; Yamada, Yoshihide ; Nakatani, Koji
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nat. Defense Acad., Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
A very small NMHA having the size of 0.014 wavelength is developed for TPMS. The novel simple impedance matching structure is developed. As a result, antenna gain of -6.75 dBd is ensured in the case of the antenna mounted on a wheel.
Keywords :
automotive electronics; helical antennas; impedance matching; pressure sensors; tyres; wheels; TPMS application; antenna gain; electrical characteristics; impedance matching structure; normal mode helical antenna; Electric variables; Helical antennas; Impedance matching; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2009. APSURSI '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Charleston, SC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3647-7
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2009.5172224
