Title :
A Highly Efficient Car2Car-multiband rooftop automotive antenna
Author :
Miguel Angel Bueno Diez;Stefan Lindenmeier
Author_Institution :
Institute of High Frequency Technology and Mobile Communication, University of the Bundeswehr Munich, 85577 Neubiberg, Bavaria, Germany
fDate :
7/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new highly efficient shark-fin rooftop Car-to-Car (C2C)-multiband antenna for automotive applications, integrated into an LTE structure is presented. The single-feed antenna operates in a wide frequency band covering the LTE-, WiFi/WLAN-, and C2C communication services without the need of a matching network, in a compact and robust structure made of metal, suitable for most of the shark-fin shaped covers available on the market. The metal panel design of the antenna yields high efficiency, an easy fabrication process and a low-cost production. The radiation pattern features a specific directional behavior in the C2C frequency band, enabling an omnidirectional coverage when placing the antenna on the typical roof mount position.
Keywords :
"Antenna radiation patterns","Antenna measurements","Directive antennas","IEEE 802.11 Standard","Gain","Vehicles"
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, 2015 IEEE International Symposium on
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2015.7305192
