Title :
Broadband blade antenna for airborne applications
Author :
Sairam, Chandana ; Khumanthem, Takeshore ; Ahirwar, Shukdas ; Singh, Sheilu
Author_Institution :
Defence Electron. Res. Lab. Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
Abstract :
In this paper, design and development of broadband blade antenna covering 0.5-2.0 GHz is presented. Blade monopole antennas are preferred for airborne application due to their compact size, light weight and aerodynamic shape leading to minimum drag. For lower air drag, the antenna is placed inside the aerodynamically shaped radome. An air core coil is also provided for DC grounding proposes. The antenna configuration is first optimized using FDTD based CST Microwave Studio™ EM simulation software and latter practically implemented. The comparison of simulated and measured results is also presented in this paper.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; aircraft communication; broadband antennas; finite difference time-domain analysis; monopole antennas; CST microwave studio EM simulation software; DC grounding proposes; FDTD; aerodynamic shaped radome; air core coil; airborne applications; broadband blade monopole antenna; frequency 0.5 GHz to 2.0 GHz; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Blades; Broadband antennas; Broadband communication; Coils; Broadband; airborne; blade; compact antenna;
Conference_Titel :
India Conference (INDICON), 2011 Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Hyderabad
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1110-7
DOI :
10.1109/INDCON.2011.6139414
