RF MEMS TCAS patch antenna

Author

De, Debashis ; Chattoraj, Neela

Author_Institution

Birla Inst. of Technol., Mesra, Ranchi, India

fYear

2014

fDate

3-5 April 2014

Firstpage

1285

Lastpage

1292

Abstract

In this paper, a very new proposed model of TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) Antenna, installed in an Aircraft has been designed using HFSS (High Frequency Structure Simulator) Software. This new proposed antenna is a Slotted Microstrip Patch Antenna that can be used as a TCAS Directional Antenna. A RF MEMS Switch has also been designed using HFSS Software. This RF MEMS Switch is going to be used in TCAS Antenna for signal transmitting and receiving purpose. Ferrite Material Phase Shifters will also be used to steer the radiation pattern of the TCAS Antenna so that it can track a wide range of surveillance area. A mathematical concept has been developed for this Phase Shifter.

Keywords

aircraft antennas; antenna radiation patterns; collision avoidance; directive antennas; ferrites; microstrip antennas; microswitches; telecommunication traffic; HFSS software; RF MEMS switch; TCAS directional antenna; TCAS patch antenna; aircraft antenna; ferrite material phase sifters; high frequency structure simulator; phase shifter; radiation pattern; signal receiving purpose; signal transmitting purpose; slotted microstrip patch antenna; surveillance area; traffic collision avoidance system; Aircraft; Glass; Micromechanical devices; Radio frequency; Substrates; Switches; Gain; Insertion Loss; Isolation; Patch Antenna; Phase Shifter; RF MEMS; Radiation Pattern; Return Loss; Shorting Pin; Slot; TCAS; VSWR;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications and Signal Processing (ICCSP), 2014 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Melmaruvathur

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-3357-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCSP.2014.6950058

Filename

6950058