Title :
Modeling conformal antennas for wireless personal communications
Author :
Hall, Richard C.
Author_Institution :
Microwave Technol. Inc., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
Advanced conformal antennas will be used in greater numbers in the future because they are unobtrusive and provide excellent performance. The acceptance of conformal antennas has been hindered, however, by their perceived high cost and the lack of advanced design tools. This paper will review conformal antenna architectures, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using conformal antennas, and place heavy emphasis on the various approaches to modeling performance
Keywords :
CAD; conformal antennas; microstrip antennas; mobile antennas; mobile radio; personal communication networks; telecommunication computing; CAD; conformal antenna architectures; conformal antennas; cost; design tools; microstrip patch antenna; modeling performance; multilayered aperture; numerical model; wireless antenna; wireless personal communications; wrapped antenna; Bandwidth; Costs; Design automation; Impedance; Integral equations; Microstrip antennas; Microwave technology; Performance gain; Personal communication networks; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 1997. Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Snowmass at Aspen, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3741-7
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.1997.574286
