An analysis and design tool for evaluation of integrated antenna diversity systems in portable wireless devices

Author

Irazoqui-Pastor, P. ; Swanson, E. ; Short, C. ; Bernhard, Jennifer

Author_Institution

New Hampshire Univ., Durham, NH, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1999

fDate

11-16 July 1999

Firstpage

2062

Abstract

This work describes a design and analysis tool that evaluates real-world diversity system performance by accounting for the effects of chassis integration on antenna characteristics. The method allows qualitative comparisons of antenna systems and is both numerically efficient and highly versatile. Theoretical, simulated, and measured antenna characteristics with a variety of diversity processing schemes can be incorporated in the analysis. Results using measured antenna characteristics are presented.

Keywords

UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; diversity reception; land mobile radio; radio equipment; 2.44 GHz; UHF; analysis tool; chassis integration; design tool; diversity processing schemes; free-space 3D antenna patterns; integrated antenna diversity systems; measured antenna characteristics; multipath interference; planar antennas; portable wireless devices; real-world diversity system performance; simulated antenna characteristics; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Convolution; Frequency diversity; Loaded antennas; Microwave antennas; Performance analysis; Polarization; System performance; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1999. IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5639-x

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1999.788367

Filename

788367