Curved spiral antennas for freshwater applications

Author

Llamas, R.A. ; Niemeier, James J. ; Kruger, Anton

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

fYear

2015

fDate

25-28 Jan. 2015

Firstpage

53

Lastpage

55

Abstract

Using FEKO EMSS simulation software we performed a numerical investigation of prototype, curved spiral antennas for underwater applications. We simulated flat and curved spiral antennas mounted on a pocketbook mussel (lampsilis cardium) in river water. The simulation incorporated the antenna, the mussel shell, the mussel tissue and freshwater as medium. We compared the radiation patterns and the input impedance differences between the flat and curved antennas.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; spiral antennas; underwater acoustic communication; FEKO EMSS simulation software; curved spiral antennas; flat spiral antenna; freshwater application; input impedance difference; lampsilis cardium; mussel shell; mussel tissue; pocketbook mussel; radiation patterns; river water; underwater application; Antenna radiation patterns; Broadband antennas; Gain; Impedance; Rivers; Spirals; Broadband antennas; biosensors; environmental monitoring; remote monitoring; spiral antennas; underwater communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS), 2015 IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RWS.2015.7129723

Filename

7129723