Title :
Miniaturized DRA array for GNSS applications
Author :
Caizzone, Stefano ; Dreher, Achim
Author_Institution :
German Aerosp. Center (DLR), Inst. of Commun. & Navig., Wessling, Germany
Abstract :
The increase in GNSS satellites and services is fostering a new wave of applications related to satellite navigation. Such increase is also followed by more and more threats, aiming at signal disruption. In order to fully exploit the potentialities, being able at the same time to counteract threats such as interference and jamming, smart antenna systems are being developed worldwide, with the requirements of multi-band operation and compactness. In order to answer such need, the present work proposes a miniaturized 2×2 array able to operate at E5, L2, E6 bands, with an overall footprint of only 3.5" (89 mm), by means of dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) technology.
Keywords :
adaptive antenna arrays; dielectric resonator antennas; satellite navigation; GNSS applications; dielectric resonator antenna technology; miniaturized DRA array; smart antenna systems; Antenna arrays; Arrays; Dielectric resonator antennas; Dielectrics; Gain; Global Positioning System; DRA; GNSS; array; miniaturization;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2015 9th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lisbon
