Title :
Numerical simulation approaches for the development of automotive antenna systems
Author_Institution :
Antennenentwicklung, AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, Germany
Abstract :
One challenge of automotive antenna engineering is to make important decisions concerning the antenna performance and the complete EMC aspects for the complete car at an early stage of development [1]. The focus of the presented paper is related to different numerical methods to present a solution for virtual antenna development. Multiple automotive antennas operating in various frequency ranges are presented. The frequency ranges used start from some kHz up to approximately 100 GHz. The computation of the electromagnetic characteristics of the different antennas requires the solution of Maxwell´s equations. In several problem cases, the solution is achieved using different numerical approaches as shown in this paper. Deploying numerical techniques, radiation and scattering problems can be calculated.
Keywords :
Maxwell equations; antennas; decision making; electromagnetic compatibility; numerical analysis; Maxwell´s equations; antenna performance; automotive antenna engineering; automotive antenna systems; complete EMC aspects; electromagnetic characteristics; frequency ranges; numerical methods; numerical simulation approaches; virtual antenna development; Antennas; Conferences; GSM; Global Positioning System; Optical coupling; Optical sensors; TV;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology (iWAT), 2013 International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Karlsruhe
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2830-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2829-6
DOI :
10.1109/IWAT.2013.6518324