Configuring a UHF antenna for sensor nodes in harsh environments

Author

El Kouche, Ahmad ; Hassanein, Hossam S. ; Alma´aitah, Abdallah

Author_Institution

TRL, Queen´s Univ., Kingston, ON, Canada

fYear

2014

fDate

1-4 June 2014

Firstpage

66

Lastpage

70

Abstract

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) offer distinctive sensing solutions in numerous application domains which comprise harsh operating environments. Sensing in such environments expose sensing nodes to several performance degradation factors which obstruct sensing and/or data reporting. Sprouts WSN platform, developed by TRL, overcomes the challenging factors of harsh environments. In this paper we introduce the patch antenna design of Sprouts platform. Sprouts antenna is designed, simulated, and tested to fulfill extended communication range while adhering to fit within “coin sized” dimensions. In addition, the antenna is adaptable to resonant frequency shifts which result from protective encapsulation material.

Keywords

UHF antennas; wireless sensor networks; UHF antenna; coin sized dimensions; data reporting; harsh operating environments; obstruct sensing; patch antenna design; performance degradation factors; protective encapsulation material; resonant frequency shifts; sensor nodes; sprout WSN platform; sprout antenna; wireless sensor networks; Patch antennas; UHF antennas; Vibrations; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Zigbee;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications (QBSC), 2014 27th Biennial Symposium on

Conference_Location

Kingston, ON

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/QBSC.2014.6841186

Filename

6841186