• DocumentCode
    709129
  • Title

    Influence of the vehicle environment on the radiation characteristics of vehicle roof antennas

  • Author

    Mocker, Marina S. L. ; Liu, Shu ; Fuertes, Vicente A. ; Tazi, Hicham ; Eibert, Thomas F.

  • Author_Institution
    Lehrstuhl fur Hochfrequenztech., Tech. Univ. Munchen, München, Germany
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    16-18 March 2015
  • Firstpage
    374
  • Lastpage
    377
  • Abstract
    The influence of the vehicle environment on typical radiation patterns of roof antennas for satellite and as well for terrestrial communication is investigated. In order to separate the different effects on the electromagnetic wave, the antenna is simulated on several ground plates. The influence of edges close to the antenna, the curvature of the roof and glass is described. The simulated radiation patterns are compared to measurements carried out with a SATIMO Starlab. Furthermore the simulation of the antenna on a vehicle with near field sources is described.
  • Keywords
    antenna radiation patterns; mobile antennas; satellite communication; SATIMO Starlab; electromagnetic wave effects; ground plates; satellite communication; terrestrial communication; vehicle roof antennas radiation characteristics; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Glass; Global Positioning System; Vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Conference (GeMiC), 2015 German
  • Conference_Location
    Nuremberg
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GEMIC.2015.7107831
  • Filename
    7107831