Integrated multifunction antenna for mobile terrestrial and satellite communications

Author

Wang, Johnson J H ; Triplett, David J. ; Workman, Steve C.

Author_Institution

Wang Electro-Opto Corp., Marietta, GA, USA

fYear

2012

fDate

26-30 March 2012

Firstpage

1809

Lastpage

1813

Abstract

This work presents an integrated multifunction antenna based on new traveling-wave (TW) antenna technologies that can handle multiple terrestrial and satellite communications on mobile platforms. The terrestrial omnidirectional part of the antenna has been demonstrated to have an ultrawide bandwidth over 100:1, with feasibility of 1000:1 or more. The antenna is miniaturized and low-cost, thus attractive for applications on automobiles and other small platforms. The basic design configurations and their measured performance, as well as details on a breadboard model covering terrestrial communications and GPS L1, are discussed.

Keywords

Global Positioning System; mobile satellite communication; omnidirectional antennas; satellite antennas; ultra wideband antennas; GPS L1; TW antenna technology; automobile; breadboard model; integrated multifunction antenna; mobile satellite communication; mobile terrestrial communication; terrestrial omnidirectional antenna; traveling-wave antenna technology; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Global Positioning System; Ultra wideband antennas; antennas; automobile; integrated; miniaturized; mobile terrestrial and satellite communications; multifunction; traveling-wave; ultrawideband; vehicular;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on

Conference_Location

Prague

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0918-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4577-0919-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6205824

Filename

6205824