scholarly journals A Miniaturized High-Gain Flexible Antenna for UAV Applications

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Xinhuan Yang ◽  
Yanzhu Qi ◽  
Bo Yuan ◽  
Yazi Cao ◽  
Gaofeng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Aerodynamic Drag ◽  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
Impedance Matching ◽  
Surface Current ◽  
Dielectric Substrate ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Flexible Cable ◽  
Compact Size ◽  
Feeding Structure ◽  
In Series

A miniaturized high-gain flexible unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) antenna is presented in this study. The proposed antenna basically comprised of three parts of printed patch in series, etched on dielectric substrate. And, a flexible cable is loaded on the bottom of dielectric substrate. A coplanar waveguide (CPW) with asymmetric ground feeding structure is employed to provide good impedance matching. The surface current can achieve the same phase for the straight-line patch and the flexible cable, through adjusting the dimensions of the meander line patch, which increases radiation gain while maintaining the compact size. As an important merit to be highlighted, the flexible cable can greatly reduce the volume and aerodynamic drag of the antenna. It has a low-profile compact size of 196 × 15 × 0.8 mm3 (excluding flexible cable). The results show that the omnidirectional gain fluctuates within 4.5 ± 0.1 dBi in the desired band (902 MHz–928 MHz), which is high enough for the UAV application. Details of the antenna design and experimental results are presented and discussed.

Wideband low-profile aperture-coupled circularly polarized antenna based on metasurface

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 851-859 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Zheng ◽  
Chenjiang Guo ◽  
Jun Ding
Keyword(s):  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
Axial Ratio ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Mode Analysis ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Equivalent Circuit Analysis ◽  
Circularly Polarized ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Compact Size ◽  
Feeding Structure

AbstractIn this paper, a metasurface-based aperture-coupled circularly polarized (CP) antenna with wideband and high radiation gain is proposed and analyzed. The proposed antenna is comprised of coplanar waveguide coupling with 4 × 4 corner truncated square patches, which show compact size and low profile. The mechanism of the CP antenna is analyzed theoretically based on the mode analysis and equivalent circuit analysis. The parameters of feeding structure and truncated corner are studied and optimized to achieve wide impedance bandwidth (BW) and axial ratio (AR) BW. Finally, an overall size of 38.8 mm × 38.8 mm × 3.5 mm (0.71λ0 × 0.71λ0 × 0.064λ0 at 5.5 GHz) CP antenna is proposed and fabricated. The simulated results demonstrate that over 41.7% impedance BW (S11 < −10 dB) of 4.55–6.95 GHz and 3 dB AR BW of 5.05–6.15 GHz (fractional BW is about 19.6%) are achieved. In addition, the antenna yielded a broadside CP radiation with a high gain average about 7.5 dBic. Experimental results are in good agreement with the simulated ones.

A compact CPW-fed monopole antenna for multi-band application

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
YunYan Zhou ◽  
NianShun Zhao ◽  
RenXia Ning ◽  
Jie Bao
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Communications ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Satellite Communication ◽  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
Dielectric Substrate ◽  
Monopole Antenna ◽  
Radiation Characteristics ◽  
Frequency Bands ◽  
Compact Size

Abstract A compact coplanar waveguide-fed monopole antenna is presented in this paper. The proposed antenna is composed of three monopole branches. In order to achieve the miniaturization, the longest branch was bent. The antenna is printed on an FR4 dielectric substrate, having a compact size of 0.144λ0 × 0.105λ0 × 0.003λ0 at its lowest resonant frequency of 900 MHz. The multiband antenna covers five frequency bands: 820–990 MHz, 1.87–2.08 GHz, 2.37–2.93 GHz, 3.98–4.27 GHz, and 5.47–8.9 GHz, which covers the entire radio frequency identification bands (860–960 MHz, 2.4–2.48 GHz, and 5.725–5.875 GHz), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) bands (890–960 MHz and 1.850–1.990 GHz), WLAN bands (2.4–2.484 GHz and 5.725–5.825 GHz), WiMAX band (2.5–2.69 GHz), X-band satellite communication systems (7.25–7.75 GHz and 7.9–8.4 GHz), and sub 6 GHz in 5G mobile communication system (3.3–4.2 GHz and 4.4–5.0 GHz). Also, the antenna has good radiation characteristics in the operating band, which is nearly omnidirectional. Both the simulated and experimental results are presented and compared and a good agreement is established. The proposed antenna operates in five frequency bands with high gain and good radiation characteristics, which make it a suitable candidate in terminal devices with multiple communication standards.

Coplanar waveguide-fed ISM band implantable crossed-type triangular slot antenna for biomedical applications

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srinivasan Ashok Kumar ◽  
Thangavelu Shanmuganantham
Keyword(s):  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Biomedical Application ◽  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
Impedance Matching ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Slot Antenna ◽  
Center Frequency ◽  
Ism Band ◽  
High Data ◽  
Implantable Antenna

A novel coplanar waveguide fed Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) band implantable crossed-type triangular slot antenna is proposed for biomedical applications. The antenna operates at the center frequency of 2450 MHz, which is in ISM band, to support GHz wideband communication for high-data rate implantable biomedical application. The size of the antenna is 78 mm3 (10 mm × 12 mm × 0.65 mm). The simulated and measured bandwidths are 7.9 and 8.2% at the resonant frequency of 2.45 GHz. The specific absorption rate distribution induced by the implantable antenna inside a human body tissue model is evaluated. The communication between the implanted antenna and external device is also examined. The proposed antenna has substantial merits such as miniaturization, lower return loss, better impedance matching, and high gain over other implanted antennas.

scholarly journals Millimeter Wave Fabry-Perot Resonator Antenna Fed by CPW with High Gain and Broadband

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue-Xia Yang ◽  
Guan-Nan Tan ◽  
Bing Han ◽  
Hai-Gao Xue
Keyword(s):  
Millimeter Wave ◽  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
Dielectric Substrate ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Center Frequency ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Gain Bandwidth ◽  
Broad Bandwidth ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Fabry Perot

A novel millimeter wave coplanar waveguide (CPW) fed Fabry-Perot (F-P) antenna with high gain, broad bandwidth, and low profile is reported. The partially reflective surface (PRS) and the ground form the F-P resonator cavity, which is filled with the same dielectric substrate. A dual rhombic slot loop on the ground acts as the primary feeding antenna, which is fed by the CPW and has broad bandwidth. In order to improve the antenna gain, metal vias are inserted surrounding the F-P cavity. A CPW-to-microstrip transition is designed to measure the performances of the antenna and extend the applications. The measured impedance bandwidth ofS11less than −10 dB is from 34 to 37.7 GHz (10.5%), and the gain is 15.4 dBi at the center frequency of 35 GHz with a 3 dB gain bandwidth of 7.1%. This performance of the antenna shows a tradeoff among gain, bandwidth, and profile.

scholarly journals Design of a Substrate-Integrated Fabry-Pérot Cavity Antenna forK-Band Applications

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Truong Khang Nguyen ◽  
Ikmo Park
Keyword(s):  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Frequency Selective Surface ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Hole Array ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Fabry Perot ◽  
Feeding Structure

This paper presents the design of a planar, low-profile, high-gain, substrate-integrated Fabry-Pérot cavity antenna forK-band applications. The antenna consists of a frequency selective surface (FSS) and a planar feeding structure, which are both lithographically patterned on a high-permittivity substrate. The FSS is made of a circular hole array that acts as a partially reflecting mirror. The planar feeding structure is a wideband leaky-wave slit dipole fed by a coplanar waveguide whose ground plane acts as a perfect reflective mirror. The measured results show that the proposed antenna has an impedance bandwidth of more than 8% (VSWR ≤ 2), a maximum gain of 13.1 dBi, and a 3 dB gain bandwidth of approximately 1.3% at a resonance frequency of around 21.6 GHz. The proposed antenna features low-profile, easy integration into circuit boards, mechanical robustness, and excellent cost-effective mass production suitability.

scholarly journals Bandwidth Enhancement Technique of the Meandered Monopole Antenna

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Chien-Jen Wang ◽  
Dai-Heng Hsieh
Keyword(s):  
Communication Systems ◽  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
Impedance Matching ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Matching Condition ◽  
Resonant Mode ◽  
Monopole Antenna ◽  
Dual Band ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Feeding Structure

A small dual-band monopole antenna with coplanar waveguide (CPW) feeding structure is presented in this paper. The antenna is composed of a meandered monopole, an extended conductor tail, and an asymmetrical ground plane. Tuning geometrical structure of the ground plane excites an additional resonant frequency band and thus enhances the impedance bandwidth of the meandered monopole antenna. Unlike the conventional monopole antenna, the new resonant mode is excited by a slot trace of the CPW transmission line. The radiation performance of the slot mode is as similar as that of the monopole. The parametrical effect of the size of the one-side ground plane on impedance matching condition has been derived by the simulation. The measured impedance bandwidths, which are defined by the reflection coefficient of −6 dB, are 186 MHz (863–1049 MHz, 19.4%) at the lower resonant band and 1320 MHz (1490–2810 MHz, 61.3%) at the upper band. From the results of the reflection coefficients of the proposed monopole antenna, the operated bandwidths of the commercial wireless communication systems, such as GSM 900, DCS, IMT-2000, UMTS, WLAN, LTE 2300, and LTE 2500, are covered for uses.

scholarly journals Design of Ultra Wideband Antenna

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 3988-3990
Keyword(s):  
Return Loss ◽  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
Impedance Matching ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Dielectric Substrate ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Uwb Antenna ◽  
Rectangular Patch ◽  
Microstrip Feed

In this paper, A coplanar waveguide (CPW) ultra-wideband(UWB) antenna is designed, analyzed and simulated by computer simulation technology(CST). The proposed antenna is fabricated on FR-4 dielectric substrate. A microstrip feed line is used to excite the antenna.The ground plane is slotted to improve the impedance bandwidth (BW). Here, a rectangular patch is used as radiator and two corners out of four are truncated to improve impedance matching and UWB characterization.This antenna satisfies UWB characteristics like VSWR<2, Return loss(S11)<-10 dB,Gain<5dB and the antenna is operating within the frequency range of 1.59 to 11.87 GHz range which covers whole ultra wideband i.e. 3.1 to 10.6 GHz range.

scholarly journals A Compact Triple Band EBG Using Interdigital Coplanar Waveguide Structure for Antenna Gain Enhancement

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Prapoch Jirasakulporn ◽  
Pongsathorn Chomtong ◽  
Kamorn Bandudej ◽  
Prayoot Akkaraekthalin
Keyword(s):  
Communication Systems ◽  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Dipole Antenna ◽  
Unit Cell Dimension ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Gain Enhancement ◽  
Compact Size ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Triple Band

A new triple band EBG unit cell with compact size has been designed, fabricated, and tested. The proposed EBG unit cell is based on a square mushroom-like EBG (M-EBG) structure with an interdigital coplanar waveguide (ICPW). With this technique, the size of the proposed ICPW-EBG structure has been reduced from λ/2 to λ/4 compared with the conventional M-EBG unit cell dimension, which is 18 × 18 mm2. The proposed unit cell was designed in order to respond for three frequency bands at 1.8 GHz, 2.45 GHz, and 3.7 GHz. An array of 10 × 10 unit cell was also designed as a reflector with an overall dimension of 181.8 × 181.8 mm2. The dipole antennas were implemented over the designed reflector with a short distance of λ/8 to radiate electromagnetic wave. The simulation results showed that the ICPW-EBG reflector can improve directivity of the dipole antenna to be 9.12 dB at 1.8 GHz, 9.02 dB at 2.45 GHz, and 8.40 dB at 3.7 GHz. The measurement directivities agreed well with simulation results including 8.72 dB at 1.8 GHz, 8.56 dB at 2.4 GHz, and 8.1 dB at 3.7 GHz. This is the first design of triple band EBG unit cell with 50% size reduction compared with the conventional structure at the same frequency. The designed ICPW-EBG reflector with dipole antenna results in the triple band operation, low-profile and high gain suitable for modern wireless communication systems.

Broadband CPW-Fed Circularly Polarized Square Slot Antenna for Universal UHF RFID Handheld Reader

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 747-754
Author(s):  
Rui Ma ◽  
Quanyuan Feng
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
Impedance Matching ◽  
Axial Ratio ◽  
Polarization Characteristic ◽  
Dielectric Substrate ◽  
Slot Antenna ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Uhf Rfid ◽  
Circularly Polarized

This paper presents a new coplanar waveguide (CPW)-fed circularly polarized square slot antenna (CPSSA). The proposed antenna uses an inverted Z-shaped feedline protruded from the signal line of the feeding CPW. Circularly polarized (CP) radiation can be achieved by adequately inserting the arc-shaped grounded strip into the upper right corner of the square slot. The widened vertical tuning stub on the L-shaped grounded strip can improve impedance matching and axial ratio (AR) performance. The measured results indicate that the 10 dB impedance bandwidth is 620 MHz (652-1272 MHz), and the 3 dB axial ratio bandwidth is 320 MHz (840-1160 MHz), which has a broadband characteristic. In the range of the universal UHF RFID band, the measured peak gain is about 4.4 dBi. The proposed CPSSA uses low-cost FR4 material as the dielectric substrate. The overall size of the antenna is 119 × 119 × 0.5 mm3. The proposed antenna has a simple structure, easy processing, good performance, wide operating bandwidth, and dual circular polarization characteristic. It can be applied to the universal UHF RFID handheld reader environment.

scholarly journals Performance Investigations of Quasi-Yagi Loop and Dipole Antennas on Silicon Substrate for 94 GHz Applications

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osama M. Haraz ◽  
Mohamed Abdel-Rahman ◽  
Najeeb Al-Khalli ◽  
Saleh Alshebeili ◽  
Abdel Razik Sebak
Keyword(s):  
Silicon Substrate ◽  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Dipole Antenna ◽  
Antenna Element ◽  
Dipole Antennas ◽  
Printed Antennas ◽  
W Band ◽  
Yagi Antenna ◽  
Feeding Structure

This paper introduces the design and implementation of two high gain Quasi-Yagi printed antennas developed on silicon substrate for 94 GHz imaging applications. The proposed antennas are based on either driven loop or dipole antennas fed by a coplanar waveguide (CPW) feeding structure. For better matching with the driven antennas, a matching section has been added between the CPW feedline and the driven antenna element. To improve the gain of either loop or dipole antennas, a ground reflector and parasitic director elements have been added. Two Quasi-Yagi antenna prototypes based on loop and dipole antenna elements have been fabricated and experimentally tested using W-band probing station (75–110 GHz). The measured results show good agreement with simulated results and confirm that the proposed antennas are working. In addition, a feed and matching configuration is proposed to enable coupling a microbolometer element to the proposed Quasi-Yagi antenna designs for performing radiation pattern measurements.

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