Title :
A dual beam printed antenna for vehicular communications
Author :
Orefice, M. ; Matekovits, L. ; Pirinoli, P. ; Vecchi, G.
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Elettronica, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Abstract :
A novel printed antenna with dual switchable beams for vehicular communications is presented. The antenna consists of of two planar microstrip subarrays, fed by two different ports. Depending on the input ports, the subarray beams are switched to create separate broadside beams or a single endfire beam. In this way a coverage of more than 180/spl deg/ is ensured with a relatively high directivity.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; directive antennas; microstrip antenna arrays; microwave antenna arrays; mobile antennas; broadside beams; directive antenna; dual beam printed antenna; dual switchable beams; endfire beam; high directivity; input ports; planar microstrip subarrays; road transportation systems; subarray beams; vehicular communications; Bandwidth; Communication switching; Directive antennas; Frequency; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Shape; Telecommunication switching; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1996. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3216-4
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1996.549787
