Analysis of the elliptic-cylindrical-rectangular patch antenna

Author

Amendola, G.

Author_Institution

Calabria Univ., Italy

Volume

3

fYear

1998

fDate

21-26 June 1998

Firstpage

1586

Abstract

One of the most interesting characteristics of microstrip patch antennas is that they can be printed on curved substrates. In fact they have found many applications in the aerospace industry where antennas conformal to the aerodynamic surface of the aircraft are needed. In this paper a cavity model analysis of the elliptic cylindrical rectangular patch antenna is reported. A short account of the theory is given and expressions of the radiated electric field are presented. Plots of far-field and input impedance for a probe fed patch are also shown. The effects of the eccentricity of the elliptic cylinder on the characteristics of the antenna are discussed.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; aircraft; cavity model analysis; curved substrates; eccentricity; elliptic cylinder; elliptic-cylindrical-rectangular patch antenna; far-field; input impedance; microstrip patch antennas; probe fed patch; radiated electric field; Aerodynamics; Aerospace industry; Aircraft; Antenna theory; Equations; Geometry; Impedance; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Probes;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1998. IEEE

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4478-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1998.690855

Filename

690855