Title :
Numerical analysis of a novel balloon antenna
Author :
Chi, Gaoming ; Li, Binhong ; Liu, Yijun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., China
Abstract :
A short wave antenna with highly flexible shape is presented. The proposed design uses a special balloon with metal strips on its inner wall so as to make the antenna conform to the balloon. Numerical analysis by MoM is carried out.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; balloons; conformal antennas; method of moments; mobile antennas; MoM; antenna design; balloon antenna; balloon inner wall metal strips; conformal antenna shape; highly flexible shape; numerical analysis; short wave antenna; short wave wireless communication system; Bandwidth; Coaxial components; Conductors; Feeds; Impedance matching; Message-oriented middleware; Mobile communication; Numerical analysis; Shape; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8302-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2004.1331858
