Title :
Hidden Automotive Antenna Performance and Simulation
Author :
Low, Lester ; Langley, Richard ; Breden, Richard ; Callaghan, Peter
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Univ. of Kent
Abstract :
A new printed antenna system mounted in an aperture in the roof of a car is evaluated for broadcast signal reception from 88-108 MHz. Results from simulations on the vehicle are compared with measurements. The overall performance of the antenna is also compared to common types of vehicle antennas, the roof monopole and a glass based antenna. Overall the average gain of the antennas was better than -3 dBi for vertical polarization and -10 dBi for horizontal while the input return loss was generally better than -2 dB before matching sections in the tuners and comparable with common automotive antennas. The antennas in the roof aperture offer an alternative place to mount antennas on automobiles
Keywords :
VHF antennas; aperture antennas; automobiles; broadcasting; electromagnetic wave polarisation; microstrip antennas; mobile antennas; tuning; 88 to 108 MHz; antenna gain; broadcast signal reception; car; hidden automotive antenna performance; horizontal polarization; printed antenna system; roof aperture; tuners; vertical polarization; Antenna measurements; Aperture antennas; Automobiles; Automotive engineering; Broadcasting; Frequency; Glass; Plastics; Tuners; Vehicles; Antennas; automotive vehicle antennas; printed antennas;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.2006.886546
