DocumentCode
2833763
Title
A dual beam printed antenna for vehicular communications
Author
Orefice, M. ; Matekovits, L. ; Pirinoli, P. ; Vecchi, G.
Author_Institution
Dipartimento di Elettronica, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Volume
2
fYear
1996
fDate
21-26 July 1996
Firstpage
1096
Abstract
A novel printed antenna with dual switchable beams for vehicular communications is presented. The antenna consists of of two planar microstrip subarrays, fed by two different ports. Depending on the input ports, the subarray beams are switched to create separate broadside beams or a single endfire beam. In this way a coverage of more than 180/spl deg/ is ensured with a relatively high directivity.
Keywords
antenna radiation patterns; directive antennas; microstrip antenna arrays; microwave antenna arrays; mobile antennas; broadside beams; directive antenna; dual beam printed antenna; dual switchable beams; endfire beam; high directivity; input ports; planar microstrip subarrays; road transportation systems; subarray beams; vehicular communications; Bandwidth; Communication switching; Directive antennas; Frequency; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Shape; Telecommunication switching; Vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1996. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3216-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.1996.549787
Filename
549787
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