Title :
The effect of alignment tolerance on multilayer air cavity microstrip patches
Author :
Zivanovic, Bojana ; Weller, Thomas M. ; Melais, Sergio ; Meyer, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Univ. of South Florida, Tampa
Abstract :
The objective of this work was to research antenna design for 2.4 GHz wireless sensor nodes on aircraft and the impact of manufacturing tolerances on antenna performance. In this paper, we present the broadside radiator that was designed using an air cavity embedded in the multi-layer laminate with back-side metal cladding. The use of an air cavity enabled a low cost, low profile design of a rectangular patch antenna with 90 MHz of bandwidth.
Keywords :
aircraft antennas; antenna theory; microstrip antennas; air cavity microstrip patches; aircraft; antenna design; back-side metal cladding; rectangular patch antenna; wireless sensor nodes; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Costs; Dielectric constant; Dielectric materials; Dielectric substrates; Microstrip antennas; Nonhomogeneous media; Patch antennas; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0877-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0878-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2007.4395510
