Title :
Efficient design of finite conformal antenna arrays using VSIE formulation and P-FFT method
Author :
Xiao, Ke ; Li, Le-Wei ; Zhao, Wei-Jiang ; Chai, Shun-Lian ; Mao, Jun-Jie
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
A rigorous and effective analysis of finite conformal microstrip antenna array of arbitrary shape is presented using volume-surface integral equation (VSIE) formulation and Precorrected-fast fourier transform method (P-FFT) method where combined conducting and dielectric materials are considered. Three typical conformal arrays including cylindrical, spherical and conical arrays with thin dielectric sheets are considered. Microstrip-line and probe feed methods are used to excite the arrays.
Keywords :
Antenna arrays; Antenna feeds; Design engineering; Dielectric substrates; Fourier transforms; Integral equations; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Probes; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2010 Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona, Spain
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6431-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-84-7653-472-4
