scholarly journals A Bra Monitoring System Using a Miniaturized Wearable Ultra-Wideband MIMO Antenna for Breast Cancer Imaging

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (21) ◽  
pp. 2563
Author(s):  
Sarmad Nozad Mahmood ◽  
Asnor Juraiza Ishak ◽  
Ali Jalal ◽  
Tale Saeidi ◽  
Suhaidi Shafie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Imaging ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Dielectric Constants ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Single Element ◽  
Breast Cancer Imaging ◽  
Mimo Antenna ◽  
Input Multiple Output

This paper represents a miniaturized, dual-polarized, multiple input–multiple output (MIMO) wearable antenna. A vertically polarized, leaf-shaped antenna and a horizontally polarized, tree-shaped antenna are designed, and the performance of each antenna is investigated. After designing the MIMO antenna, it is loaded with stubs, parasitic spiral, and shorting pins to reduce the coupling effects and remove the unwanted resonances. Afterward, the two-port MIMO cells are spaced by 2 mm and rotated by 90° to create three more cells. The antennas are designed using two layers of denim and felt substrates with dielectric constants of 1.2 and 1.8, and thicknesses of 0.5 mm and 0.9 mm, respectively, along with the ShieldIt™ conductive textile. The antenna covers a bandwidth of 4.8–30 GHz when the specific absorption rate (SAR) meets the 1 g and 10 g standards. Isolation greater than 18 dB was obtained and mutual coupling was reduced after integrating shorting pins and spiral parasitic loadings. A maximum radiation efficiency and directive gain of 96% and 5.72 dBi were obtained, respectively, with the relatively small size of 11 × 11 × 1.4 mm3 for the single element and final dimensions of 24 × 24 × 1.4 mm3 for the full assembly. The antenna’s performance was examined for both on-body (breast) and free space conditions using near-field microwave imaging. The achieved results such as high fidelity, low SAR, and accuracy in localization of the tumour indicate that the MIMO antenna is a decent candidate for breast cancer imaging.

scholarly journals Ultra-Wideband Diversity MIMO Antenna System for Future Mobile Handsets

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 2371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naser Ojaroudi Parchin ◽  
Haleh Jahanbakhsh Basherlou ◽  
Yasir I. A. Al-Yasir ◽  
Ahmed M. Abdulkhaleq ◽  
Raed A. Abd-Alhameed
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Circular Ring ◽  
Antenna System ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Single Element ◽  
Polarization Diversity ◽  
Mimo Antenna ◽  
Input Multiple Output ◽  
Dual Polarized

A new ultra-wideband (UWB) multiple-input/multiple-output (MIMO) antenna system is proposed for future smartphones. The structure of the design comprises four identical pairs of compact microstrip-fed slot antennas with polarization diversity function that are placed symmetrically at different edge corners of the smartphone mainboard. Each antenna pair consists of an open-ended circular-ring slot radiator fed by two independently semi-arc-shaped microstrip-feeding lines exhibiting the polarization diversity characteristic. Therefore, in total, the proposed smartphone antenna design contains four horizontally-polarized and four vertically-polarized elements. The characteristics of the single-element dual-polarized UWB antenna and the proposed UWB-MIMO smartphone antenna are examined while using both experimental and simulated results. An impedance bandwidth of 2.5–10.2 GHz with 121% fractional bandwidth (FBW) is achieved for each element. However, for S11 ≤ −6 dB, this value is more than 130% (2.2–11 GHz). The proposed UWB-MIMO smartphone antenna system offers good isolation, dual-polarized function, full radiation coverage, and sufficient efficiency. Besides, the calculated diversity performances of the design in terms of the envelope correlation coefficient (ECC) and total active reflection coefficient (TARC) are very low over the entire operating band.

A compact dual port UWB-MIMO/diversity antenna for indoor application

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 360-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonika Priyadarsini Biswal ◽  
Sushrut Das
Keyword(s):  
Mimo System ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Good Prospect ◽  
Mimo Antenna ◽  
Radiating Element ◽  
Input Multiple Output

A compact printed quadrant shaped monopole antenna is introduced in this paper as a good prospect for ultra wideband- multiple-input multiple-output (UWB-MIMO) system. The proposed MIMO antenna comprises two perpendicularly oriented monopoles to employ polarization diversity. An open circuit folded stub is extended from the ground plane of each radiating element to enhance the impedance bandwidth satisfying the UWB criteria. Two ‘L’ shaped slots are further etched on the radiator to provide good isolation performance between two radiators. The desirable radiator performances and diversity performances are ensured by simulation and/or measurement of the reflection coefficient, radiation pattern, realized peak gain, envelope correlation coefficient (ECC), diversity gain, mean effective gain (MEG) ratio and channel capacity loss (CCL). Results indicate that the proposed antenna exhibits 2.9–11 GHz 10 dB return loss bandwidth, mutual coupling <−20 dB, ECC < 0.003, MEG ratio ≈ 1, and CCL < 0.038 Bpsec/Hz, making it a good candidate for UWB and MIMO diversity application.

Design of an interlocked four-port MIMO antenna for UWB automotive communications

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
M. Saravanan ◽  
R. Kalidoss ◽  
B. Partibane ◽  
K. S. Vishvaksenan
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Performance Estimation ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Antenna Element ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Mimo Antenna ◽  
Multiple Input ◽  
Input Multiple Output ◽  
Operating Bandwidth ◽  
Peak Gain

Abstract The design, analysis, fabrication, and testing of a four-port multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna is reported in this paper for automotive communications. The MIMO antenna is constructed using the basic antenna element exploiting a slot geometry. Two such antennas are developed on the same microwave laminate to develop a two-port MIMO antenna. Two such microwave laminates are interlocked to create the four-port MIMO scheme. The most distinct feature of the proposed architecture is that the inter-port isolation is well-taken care without the need for an external decoupling unit. The four-port MIMO antenna has an overall volume of 32 × 15 × 32 mm3. The prototype MIMO antenna is fabricated and the measurements are carried out to validate the simulation results. The antenna offers ultra-wideband (UWB) characteristics covering the frequency range of 2.8–9.5 GHz. The average boresight gain of the antenna ranges from 3.2 to 5.41 dBi with the peak gain at 8 GHz. The simulated efficiency of the antenna is greater than 73% within the operating bandwidth. The MIMO parameters such as envelope correlation coefficient, diversity gain, and mean effective gain are evaluated and presented. The appropriateness of the proposed antenna for deployment in the shark fin housing of the present-day automobiles is verified using on-car performance estimation.

scholarly journals High gain 5G MIMO antenna for mobile base station

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusnita Rahayu ◽  
Indah Permata Sari ◽  
Dara Incam Ramadhan ◽  
Razali Ngah
Keyword(s):  
Linear Array ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Base Station ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Single Element ◽  
Mimo Antenna ◽  
Input Multiple Output ◽  
Mobile Base Station ◽  
Mobile Base

This article presented a millimeter wave antenna which operated at 38 GHz for 5G mobile base station. The MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) antenna consisted of 1x10 linear array configurations. The proposed antenna’s size was 88 x 98 mm^2  and printed on 1.575 mm-thick Rogers Duroid 5880 subsrate with dielectric constant of ε_r= 2.2 and loss tangent (tanδ) of 0.0009. The antenna array covered along the azimuth plane to provide the coverage to the users in omnidirection. The simulated results showed that the single element antenna had the reflection coefficient (S11) of -59 dB, less than -10 dB in the frequency range of 35.5 - 39.6 GHz. More than 4.1 GHz of impedance bandwidth was obtained. The gain of the antenna linear array was 17.8 dBi while the suppression of the side lobes was -2.7 dB.  It showed a high array gain throughout the impedance bandwidth with overall of VSWR were below 1.0646. It designed using CST microwave studio.

scholarly journals Quad-Port Multiservice Diversity Antenna for Automotive Applications

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (24) ◽  
pp. 8238
Author(s):  
Lekha Kannappan ◽  
Sandeep Kumar Palaniswamy ◽  
Lulu Wang ◽  
Malathi Kanagasabai ◽  
Sachin Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ground Plane ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Intelligent Transport System ◽  
Automotive Applications ◽  
Mimo Antenna ◽  
Intelligent Transport ◽  
Multiple Input ◽  
Input Multiple Output ◽  
Toll Collection

A quad-element multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna with ultra-wideband (UWB) performance is presented in this paper. The MIMO antenna consists of four orthogonally arranged microstrip line-fed hexagonal monopole radiators and a modified ground plane. In addition, E-shaped and G-shaped stubs are added to the radiator to achieve additional resonances at 1.5 GHz and 2.45 GHz. The reliability of the antenna in the automotive environment is investigated, with housing effects taken into account. The housing effects show that the antenna performs consistently even in the presence of a large metal object. The proposed MIMO antenna has potential for various automotive applications, including vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V), vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), intelligent transport system (ITS), automatic vehicle identifier, and RFID-based electronic toll collection.

scholarly journals Wearable Metamaterial Dual-Polarized High Isolation UWB MIMO Vivaldi Antenna for 5G and Satellite Communications

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1559
Author(s):  
Adam R. H. Alhawari ◽  
Tale Saeidi ◽  
Abdulkarem Hussein Mohammed Almawgani ◽  
Ayman Taher Hindi ◽  
Hisham Alghamdi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Coupling ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Satellite Communications ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Diversity Gain ◽  
Mimo Antenna ◽  
Antenna Performance ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Input Multiple Output ◽  
Conductive Textile

A low-profile Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna showing dual polarization, low mutual coupling, and acceptable diversity gain is presented by this paper. The antenna introduces the requirements of fifth generation (5G) and the satellite communications. A horizontally (4.8–31 GHz) and vertically polarized (7.6–37 GHz) modified antipodal Vivaldi antennas are simulated, fabricated, and integrated, and then their characteristics are examined. An ultra-wideband (UWB) at working bandwidths of 3.7–3.85 GHz and 5–40 GHz are achieved. Low mutual coupling of less than −22 dB is achieved after loading the antenna with cross-curves, staircase meander line, and integration of the metamaterial elements. The antennas are designed on a denim textile substrate with = 1.4 and h= 0.5 mm. A conductive textile called ShieldIt is utilized as conductor with conductivity of 1.8 × 104. After optimizing the proposed UWB-MIMO antenna’s characteristics, it is increased to four elements positioned at the four corners of a denim textile substrate to be employed as a UWB-MIMO antenna for handset communications, 5G, Ka and Ku band, and satellite communications (X-band). The proposed eight port UWB-MIMO antenna has a maximum gain of 10.7 dBi, 98% radiation efficiency, less than 0.01 ECC, and acceptable diversity gain. Afterwards, the eight-ports antenna performance is examined on a simulated real voxel hand and chest. Then, it is evaluated and compared on physical hand and chest of body. Evidently, the simulated and measured results show good agreement between them. The proposed UWB-MIMO antenna offers a compact and flexible design, which is suitably wearable for 5G and satellite communications applications.

scholarly journals 3-D twelve-port multi-service diversity antenna for automotive communications

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lekha Kannappan ◽  
Sandeep Kumar Palaniswamy ◽  
Malathi Kanagasabai ◽  
Preetam Kumar ◽  
M. Gulam Nabi Alsath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ground Plane ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Vertical Plane ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Diversity Gain ◽  
Antenna Element ◽  
Horizontal Polarization ◽  
Mimo Antenna ◽  
Input Multiple Output ◽  
Diversity Antenna

AbstractThis paper presents a twelve-port ultra-wideband multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO)/diversity antenna integrated with GSM and Bluetooth bands. The twelve-port antenna is constructed by arranging four elements in the horizontal plane and eight elements in the vertical plane. The antenna element, which is created using a simple rectangular monopole, exhibits a frequency range of 3.1 to 12 GHz. The additional Bluetooth and GSM bands are achieved by introducing stubs into the ground plane. The size of the MIMO antenna is 100 × 100 mm2. The antenna offers polarization diversity, with vertical and horizontal polarization in each plane. The diversity antenna has a bandwidth of 1.7–1.9 GHz, 2.35–2.55 GHz, and 3–12 GHz, the radiation efficiency of 90%, and peak gain of 2.19 dBi. The proposed antenna offers an envelope correlation coefficient of < 0.12, apparent diversity gain of > 9.9 dB, effective diversity gain of > 8.9 dB, mean effective gain of < 1 dB, and channel capacity loss of < 0.35 bits/s/Hz. Also, the MIMO antenna is tested for housing effects in order to determine its suitability for automotive applications.

A miniaturized UWB-MIMO antenna with quadruple band-notched characteristics

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 948-955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Wu ◽  
Yingqing Xia ◽  
Xia Cao ◽  
Zhengtao Xu
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Band ◽  
Satellite Communication ◽  
Mimo System ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Mimo Antenna ◽  
Multiple Input ◽  
Input Multiple Output ◽  
Uwb Applications

AbstractA simple multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna with quad-band-notched characteristics for ultra-wideband (UWB) system is proposed and tested in the article. Based on two similar radiators, the UWB-MIMO system only occupies 22 mm × 28 mm. By etching an inverted L-like meander slot, two inverted L-shaped slots, and adding a C-shaped stub beside the feeding line, four notched bands are realized (3.25–3.6, 5.05–5.48, 5.6–6, and 7.8–8.4 GHz) to suppress interference from WiMAX, lower WLAN, upper WLAN, and uplink of X-band satellite communication system. With a T-like stub extruding from the ground plane, port isolation is effectively improved. The results show that the antenna covers 3.1–10.6 GHz UWB frequency band except four rejected bands and has high isolation of better than −20 dB over most of the frequency band. Moreover, envelope correlation coefficient and good radiation patterns also prove that the introduced antenna is suitable for UWB applications.

scholarly journals Mutual Coupling Reduction Using a Protruded Ground Branch Structure in a Compact UWB Owl-Shaped MIMO Antenna

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Mchbal ◽  
N. Amar Touhami ◽  
H. Elftouh ◽  
A. Dkiouak
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Coupling ◽  
Impedance Matching ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Monopole Antenna ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Mimo Antenna ◽  
Input Multiple Output ◽  
Uwb Applications

A compact ultra-wideband (UWB) multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) antenna with high isolation is designed for UWB applications. The proposed MIMO antenna consists of two identical monopole antenna elements. To enhance the impedance matching, three slots are formed on the ground plane. The arc structure as well as the semicircle with an open-end slot is employed on the radiating elements the fact which helps to extend the impedance bandwidth of the monopole antenna from 3.1 up to 10.6 GHz, which corresponds to the UWB band. A ground branch decoupling structure is introduced between the two elements to reduce the mutual coupling. Simulation and measurement results show a bandwidth range from 3.1 to 11.12 GHz with |S11_|<−15 dB, |S21_|<−20 dB, and ECC < 0.002.

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