Title :
A small lightweight wideband printed dipole for UAV applications
Author :
Trotta, Fabrizio ; Manna, Antonio ; Scorrano, Luca
Author_Institution :
Antenna Eng. Dept., Elettron. S.p.A., Rome, Italy
Abstract :
The recent advances in UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) -related technologies has led to an increasing demand for small, lightweight and broadband antennas to be used as sensors for both airborne EW (Electronic Warfare) and communication systems. In this paper, the design guidelines of a compact printed wideband dipole antenna for UAV applications is presented, an experimental characterization has been performed through near-field measurements showing excellent agreement with numerical simulations.
Keywords :
autonomous aerial vehicles; broadband antennas; dipole antennas; microstrip antennas; UAV applications; airborne EW; broadband antennas; communication systems; compact printed wideband dipole antenna; electronic warfare; near-field measurements; numerical simulations; sensors; small lightweight wideband printed dipole antenna; unmanned aerial vehicle; Antenna measurements; Dipole antennas; Patents; Ultra wideband antennas; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Memphis, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3538-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2014.6905117
