DocumentCode
1184822
Title
Design of ultra-broadband on-glass antenna with a 250 Ω system impedance for automobiles
Author
Kim, Y. ; Noh, Y. ; Ling, H.
Author_Institution
Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
Volume
40
Issue
25
fYear
2004
Firstpage
1566
Lastpage
1568
Abstract
The design of a very simple, ultra-broadband, on-glass antenna for automobiles is described. A 250 Ω impedance system is proposed and a loop-based antenna structure with tuning arms is optimised by a genetic algorithm. The measured results on a prototype antenna show an average VSWR of 1.61 in the UHF and L bands.
Keywords
UHF antennas; automobiles; genetic algorithms; impedance matching; loop antennas; mobile antennas; ultra wideband antennas; 170 to 220 MHz; 250 ohm; 470 to 2200 MHz; L bands; UHF bands; VSWR; automobiles; genetic algorithm; loop-based antenna structure; on-glass antenna design; optimisation; prototype antenna; ultra broadband antenna;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20046660
Filename
1368433
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