Title :
A compact microstrip patch antenna for ADS-B operation
Author :
Babani, Suleiman ; Khamis, Nor Hisham Haji ; Bala, Bashir D. ; Mohammed, Talal Altaher Ahmed
Author_Institution :
Commun. Eng. Dept., Univ. Teknol. Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia
Abstract :
A compact microstrip patch antenna for Automatic dependence surveillance system (ADS-B) is presented. The antenna is fed by a 50Ω transmission line. T-slot is etched on the ground plane to achieve some degree of miniaturization of the design. The proposed antenna has a compact size of 82 mm × 65 mm with electrical size of 0.297λ0 × 0.23λ0 at 1.09 GHz. The antenna resonates at 1.09 GHz typical for ADS-B applications. The predicted gain of the ADS-B antenna is from 1dB to 5dB whereas the measured gain is about 3.10dB. It is anticipated that the proposed antenna can fulfill the ADS-B specifications. The design is validated by fabrication and measurement of the prototype. Simulated and measured results are obtained and compared.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna feeds; microstrip antennas; slot antennas; surveillance; telecommunication transmission lines; ADS-B specification operation; T-slot; antenna fed; automatic dependence surveillance system; compact microstrip patch antenna; compact size; degree of miniaturization; electrical size; frequency 1.09 GHz; gain 1 dB to 5 dB; ground plane; resistance 50 ohm; transmission line; Antenna measurements; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Surveillance; Transmission line measurements; Automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) Application; Microstrip patch antenna (MPA); T-slots;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Electromagnetics (APACE), 2014 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6602-8
DOI :
10.1109/APACE.2014.7043793
