Title :
Miniature multi-band whip antennas designed using genetic algorithms with application to vehicular communication systems
Author :
Werner, Pingjuan L. ; Werner, P.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
A new technique has been developed and successfully applied to design miniature multi-band whip-type monopole antennas. A genetic algorithm was used to achieve a size reduction of over 30% while simultaneously optimizing for multi-band operation without the need for traps. Two examples were presented including a miniature dual-band 900 MHz and 1800 MHz monopole and a miniature tri-band 30 MHz, 80 MHz, and 108 MHz VHF whip antenna.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; VHF antennas; genetic algorithms; mobile antennas; monopole antennas; multifrequency antennas; 108 MHz; 1800 MHz; 30 MHz; 80 MHz; 900 MHz; dual-band monopole; genetic algorithms; miniature multi-band whip antennas; size reduction; tri-band whip antenna; vehicular communication systems; Algorithm design and analysis; Costs; Design optimization; Frequency; Genetic algorithms; Geometry; Joining processes; Mobile antennas; Performance gain; Robustness;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8302-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2004.1330328
