• DocumentCode
    247685
  • Title

    Patch antennas with superstrates for landmine detection

  • Author

    Attia, Hussein ; Boybay, Muhammed S.

  • Author_Institution
    Electron. & Commun. Eng. Dept., Zagazig Univ., Zagazig, Egypt
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    6-11 July 2014
  • Firstpage
    1837
  • Lastpage
    1838
  • Abstract
    In this paper, a new technique for anti-personnel landmine detection is proposed. A high gain single microstrip antenna is used to detect the presence of a standard landmine buried in dry sand. A superstrate layer made of Al2O3 ceramic is used to increase the antenna gain and consequently increase the detection sensitivity. The change in the phase of the antenna´s reflection coefficient (S11) is used as an evident of the landmine existence. A phase difference of 106.42 degrees was observed using the proposed detection system. The system is analyzed using ANSYS HFSS.
  • Keywords
    alumina; ceramics; landmine detection; microstrip antennas; ANSYS HFSS; Al2O3; antenna reflection coefficient; anti-personnel landmine detection; ceramic; detection sensitivity; dry sand; high gain single microstrip antenna; patch antennas; superstrate layer; Antenna feeds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Memphis, TN
  • ISSN
    1522-3965
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-3538-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2014.6905245
  • Filename
    6905245
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=247685