Enhanced switched parasitic antenna with switched active monopoles for indoor positioning systems

Author

Rzymowski, Mateusz ; Nyka, Krzysztof ; Kulas, Lukasz

Author_Institution

Dept. of Microwave & Antenna Eng., Gdansk Univ. of Technol., Gdansk, Poland

fYear

2014

fDate

16-18 June 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

This paper presents the concept of enhanced reduced-size steerable antenna array with two rows of switched active and passive elements. Designed array is similar to ESPAR antenna but it has a set of switched monopoles instead of central one. It is intended for 2.4 GHz ISM applications with emphasis on indoor positioning systems (IPS). Proposed antenna provides improved radiation parameters and reduced dimensions in comparison to ESPAR antennas. Theoretical background and simulation results are discussed in this article.

Keywords

active antenna arrays; indoor radio; ESPAR antenna; frequency 2.4 GHz; indoor positioning systems; steerable antenna array; switched active elements; switched active monopoles; switched parasitic antenna; switched passive elements; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Arrays; Finite element analysis; Switches; ESPAR antenna; Wireless Sensor Networks; indoor localization systems; indoor positioning systems; smart antenna; switched-beam antenna;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwaves, Radar, and Wireless Communication (MIKON), 2014 20th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Gdansk

Print_ISBN

978-617-607-553-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MIKON.2014.6899850

Filename

6899850