Publication detail

Antenna arrays for tactical communication systems: a comparative study

KOVÁCS, P. BARTYZAL, J. BOŠTÍK, T. MIKULÁŠEK, T. PUSKELY, J. RAIDA, Z. SLÁMA, L. VOREK, J. WOLANSKÝ, D.

Original Title

Antenna arrays for tactical communication systems: a comparative study

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

In this paper, we give a comparative study of several planar antenna concepts for reliable long range links in a tactical environment. The antenna elements are studied in terms of their electrical properties (bandwidth, reflection coefficient and radiation characteristics) and construction (robustness and material consumption). First, we model single antenna elements to investigate if they meet the requirements. Second, we arrange the elements with the best features into 2x2 arrays. Computer simulations of the arrays are verified by measurements. Finally, we formulate recommendations for large array (8x8 or 16x16 elements) synthesis to achieve the required properties.

Keywords

planar antenna array, tactical communication systems, aperture-fed antenna, stacked-patch antenna, E-shaped patch antenna, U-slot patch antenna, feeding network.

Authors

KOVÁCS, P.; BARTYZAL, J.; BOŠTÍK, T.; MIKULÁŠEK, T.; PUSKELY, J.; RAIDA, Z.; SLÁMA, L.; VOREK, J.; WOLANSKÝ, D.

RIV year

2011

Released

1. 12. 2011

ISBN

1210-2512

Periodical

Radioengineering

Year of study

20

Number

4

State

Czech Republic

Pages from

1

Pages to

11

Pages count

11

BibTex

@article{BUT74576,
  author="Peter {Kovács} and Jan {Bartyzal} and Tomáš {Boštík} and Tomáš {Mikulášek} and Jan {Puskely} and Zbyněk {Raida} and Libor {Sláma} and Jiří {Vorek} and David {Wolanský}",
  title="Antenna arrays for tactical communication systems: a comparative study",
  journal="Radioengineering",
  year="2011",
  volume="20",
  number="4",
  pages="1--11",
  issn="1210-2512"
}