Title :
Invisible antenna embedded in the roof of a car with high efficiency for reception of Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services (SDARS)
Author :
Kammerer, J. ; Lindenmeier, S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of High Freq. Technol. & Mobile Commun., Univ. der Bundeswehr Munchen, Neubiberg, Germany
Abstract :
For mobile reception of Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services (SDARS) in North America an invisible antenna is presented which is embedded in the roof of a car. Although the antenna is completely lowered in a metal cavity and covered by a thick dielectric part of the roof so that the surface profile of the car is not changed, the antenna shows a high efficiency and a large bandwidth in comparison to conventional SDARS receiving antennas as for example patch antennas. The antenna offers a small mounting volume and shows a radiation pattern which is tailored to the reception of SDARS signals transmitted via highly-elliptical-orbit satellites, geostationary earth orbit satellites and terrestrial repeaters. Simulation results, measurement results and field measurements show the high performance of this antenna.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; audio signal processing; mobile radio; receiving antennas; satellite communication; North America; SDARS receiving antennas; elliptical orbit satellites; geostationary earth orbit satellites; invisible antenna; metal cavity; mobile reception; patch antennas; radiation pattern; roof of a car; satellite digital audio radio service reception; terrestrial repeaters; thick dielectric; Antenna measurements; Metals; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2013 7th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Gothenburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2187-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-88-907018-1-8
