Title : 
Inter-vehicle communications: Study of the integration of a 5,8GHz antenna and a radio link in the 5 GHz band
         
        
            Author : 
Gatsinzi, M. Ibambe ; Bunlon, X. ; Jouvie, F. ; Letertre, T. ; Azoulay, A.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Technocentre RENAULT, Guyancourt
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
An integrated patch antenna into a car structure operating in the 5.8 GHz frequency band has been studied numerically and experimentally in this paper. The results show that there is a good agreement between simulation and measurement. Then, the analysis of a vehicle to vehicle communication shows that the 5 GHz propagation is affected by multipath propagation. Our current work aims at establishing communications in the 5 GHz band and analyzing the performances of the link using the IEEE 802.11a protocol between two vehicles moving on roads.
         
        
            Keywords : 
antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; mobile antennas; mobile radio; radio links; radiowave propagation; road traffic; IEEE 802.11a protocol; antenna radiation; car structure; frequency 5 GHz; frequency 5.8 GHz; inter-vehicle communication; multipath propagation; patch antenna; radio link; Antenna measurements; Aperture antennas; Dielectric measurements; Frequency; Gain measurement; Intelligent transportation systems; Patch antennas; Radio link; Road accidents; Road safety;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
San Diego, CA
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-2041-4
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-2042-1
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/APS.2008.4619526