Variable geometry conformal antenna array for element comparison

Timothy G Pelham; Geoffrey S Hilton; Christopher J Railton; Rob Lewis

doi:10.1109/VTCSpring.2015.7146157

Variable geometry conformal antenna array for element comparison

Timothy G Pelham, Geoffrey S Hilton, Christopher J Railton, Rob Lewis

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The design of conformal antenna arrays has historically been carried out by warping suitable planar antenna arrays to the desired radius of curvature. There has been little investigation into the effects of characteristic antenna performance on conformal array performance as the radii of curvature is varied. This paper presents a Variable Geometry Conformal Antenna Array Test Rig, designed to allow the investigation of the performance of a variety of antenna types (cavity slot, patch, etc) in a controlled environment. This approach allows direct comparisons to be drawn between each set of antenna elements in the test rig, and also simplifies the model space for Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) modelling, allowing an additional comparison between measured antenna pattern and coupling measurements and modelled results. In this paper measurements of Conformal Cavity Slot antenna elements and Dual Feed Dual Patch antenna elements are presented.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Number of pages	5
Volume	2015-July
ISBN (Print)	9781479980895
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCSpring.2015.7146157
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2015
Event	81st IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Spring 2015 - Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 11 May 2015 → 14 May 2015

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Conference	81st IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Spring 2015
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Glasgow
Period	11/05/15 → 14/05/15

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Pelham, TG , Hilton, GS, Railton, CJ & Lewis, R 2015, Variable geometry conformal antenna array for element comparison. in IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference. vol. 2015-July, 7146157, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 81st IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Spring 2015, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 11/05/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCSpring.2015.7146157

Variable geometry conformal antenna array for element comparison. / Pelham, Timothy G ; Hilton, Geoffrey S; Railton, Christopher J et al.
IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference. Vol. 2015-July Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015. 7146157.

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