Low-profile conformal UWB antenna for UAV applications
This article presents a new design of an ultra-wideband conformal antenna for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) applications. The antenna is a low-profile structure which is very suitable to diminish aerial vehicle drag problem. The design utilizes Rogers Duroid 5880LZ material with dimensions of 29 mm...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad Pública de Navarra |
| Repositorio: | Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/36443 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/2454/36443 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Unmanned aerial vehicle Conformal antenna UWB antenna |
| Resumo: | This article presents a new design of an ultra-wideband conformal antenna for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) applications. The antenna is a low-profile structure which is very suitable to diminish aerial vehicle drag problem. The design utilizes Rogers Duroid 5880LZ material with dimensions of 29 mm x 39 mm. The measurement results show an ultrawideband performance of the S-11 < -10dB from 2.9 GHz to 15.9 GHz. A Y-rounded shape achieves this frequency range with a parasitic circular element at the center of the structure. The acceptable radiation pattern performance is until 10.1 GHz, and the system fidelity factor is SFF > 0.9 in the maximum radiation. The proposed antenna was simulated and measured to test its performance when it is mounted on an UAV model. |
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