Comparative characterization of four antennas for VANETs by on-field measurements

Author

Gavilanes, G. ; Reineri, Massimo ; Brevi, D. ; Scopigno, Roberto ; Gallo, Massimo ; Pannozzo, Massimo ; Bruni, S. ; Zamberlan, Daniel

Author_Institution

Ist. Superiore Mario Boella, Turin, Italy

fYear

2013

fDate

21-23 Oct. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs) have been extensively studied by simulations and trials and are getting closer and closer to the practical deployment. Despite this, only few studies have investigated the issues of antenna placement, even if it is far from being negligible: depending on the antenna position, a stronger or a weaker signal may be received and the overall effectiveness of safety messages carried by VANETs may get affected. This paper aims at digging into the problem of antenna placement for VANETs by a field-test comparative analysis of four candidate antennas, differing in their design and, particularly, in their positions.

Keywords

antenna testing; mobile antennas; vehicular ad hoc networks; VANET; antenna placement; antenna position; field test comparative analysis; on-field measurements; safety messages; vehicular ad hoc networks; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Automotive components; Mirrors; Throughput;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwaves, Communications, Antennas and Electronics Systems (COMCAS), 2013 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Tel Aviv

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/COMCAS.2013.6685290

Filename

6685290