Design Of Antennas Mounted On Complex Platforms Using The Characteristic Mode (Cm) And Characteristic Basis (Cb) Function Methods

Keywords

Antenna design problems; Antenna design strategies; Antenna radiation patterns; Antenna theory; Antennas mounted design; Bluetooth; Certain radiation characteristics; Characteristic basis function methods; Characteristic mode; Complex platform; Complex platforms; Global positioning system antenna design; GPS antenna design; GSM; LTE; MIMO applications; MIMO communication; Mobile antennas; Mobile phone platform; Multiband antenna; Multifrequency antennas; Multiple antennas; Radiation pattern synthesis; Radio links and equipment; Single antenna; Single antennas; Typical communication bands; Wimax

Abstract

In this chapter, we will discuss two types of antenna design strategies, tailored for two different categories of antenna design problems. First of these will address the well-known problem of designing a multiband antenna, to be mounted on a mobile phone platform, to simultaneously cover the typical communication bands, for example, LTE, GSM, Bluetooth, WiMax, etc., with only a single antenna tailored for the platform, as is usually the requirement, except for MIMO applications. Next, we will turn to the problem of designing a plurality of antennas to be located on a complex platform to achieve certain radiation characteristics deemed desirable by the user, in order to receive the desired signals while suppressing the interfering ones. While several methods for radiation pattern synthesis of antennas exist in literature, They are only applicable to specific antenna geometries and they typically do not handle complex structures. The pattern synthesis problem is of great interest in many practical applications, for example, global positioning system (GPS) antenna design, and locating multiple antennas mounted on the rooftop of a large vehicle, or on the topside of a ship.

Publication Date

1-1-2018

Publication Title

Developments in Antenna Analysis and Design: Volume 1

Number of Pages

35-76

Document Type

Article; Book Chapter

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1049/SBEW543F_ch2

Socpus ID

85118063171 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85118063171

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