Hidden Automotive Antenna Performance and Simulation

Author

Low, Lester ; Langley, Richard ; Breden, Richard ; Callaghan, Peter

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron., Univ. of Kent

Volume

54

Issue

12

fYear

2006

Firstpage

3707

Lastpage

3712

Abstract

A new printed antenna system mounted in an aperture in the roof of a car is evaluated for broadcast signal reception from 88-108 MHz. Results from simulations on the vehicle are compared with measurements. The overall performance of the antenna is also compared to common types of vehicle antennas, the roof monopole and a glass based antenna. Overall the average gain of the antennas was better than -3 dBi for vertical polarization and -10 dBi for horizontal while the input return loss was generally better than -2 dB before matching sections in the tuners and comparable with common automotive antennas. The antennas in the roof aperture offer an alternative place to mount antennas on automobiles

Keywords

VHF antennas; aperture antennas; automobiles; broadcasting; electromagnetic wave polarisation; microstrip antennas; mobile antennas; tuning; 88 to 108 MHz; antenna gain; broadcast signal reception; car; hidden automotive antenna performance; horizontal polarization; printed antenna system; roof aperture; tuners; vertical polarization; Antenna measurements; Aperture antennas; Automobiles; Automotive engineering; Broadcasting; Frequency; Glass; Plastics; Tuners; Vehicles; Antennas; automotive vehicle antennas; printed antennas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2006.886546

Filename

4020409