A comparative study of a new GPS reduced-surface-wave antenna

Author

Basilio, Lorena I. ; Williams, Jeffery T. ; Jackson, David R. ; Khayat, Michael A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Houston, TX, USA

Volume

4

fYear

2005

fDate

6/27/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

233

Lastpage

236

Abstract

A new global positioning system (GPS) antenna design based on the reduced-surface-wave (RSW) microstrip antenna concept is introduced. In addition to retaining the advantages common to microstrip antennas, these new GPS antennas will be shown to provide comparable performance to the most commonly used GPS antennas, including choke-ring designs. The reduced horizon and backside levels, and good circular polarization characteristics indicate that this new antenna design is ideal for high-precision GPS applications.

Keywords

Global Positioning System; electromagnetic wave polarisation; microstrip antennas; multipath channels; radiofrequency interference; satellite antennas; surface electromagnetic waves; GPS antenna design; RSW; choke ring antenna; circular polarization characteristics; global positioning system; microstrip antenna; multipath interference; reduced-surface-wave; Corrugated surfaces; Delay effects; Global Positioning System; Interference; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Polarization; Reflection; Reflector antennas; Surface waves; Choke ring antennas; global positioning system (GPS); microstrip antennas; multipath interference;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1225

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2005.851105

Filename

1492378