Beam-switched rhombic antenna

被引:2
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作者
Fusco, VF [1 ]
Li, R [1 ]
机构
[1] Queens Univ Belfast, Sch Elect & Elect Engn, High Frequency Labs, Belfast BT9 5AH, Antrim, North Ireland
关键词
switched beam; traveling-wave antenna; asset tracking;
D O I
10.1002/mop.1091
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In this paper, we show how a rhombic antenna can be operated in a degenerate fashion in order to produce a switched beam. The antenna demonstrator designed to operate at 1 GHz is shown to beam scan in elevation by about 10 degrees, controlled only by the use of a switched 500 Ohm resistor. Under these conditions, the antenna exhibits a sending end impedance variant of 1.6:1. This type of antenna could find application for use in low-cost vehicular and asset-tracking applications. (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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页码:84 / 86
页数:3
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