TY - JOUR
T1 - Mutual coupling in conformal microstrip patch antenna arrays
AU - Sangster, A. J.
AU - Jacobs, R. T.
PY - 2003/8
Y1 - 2003/8
N2 - A finite element-boundary integral method has been developed to investigate the impedance properties of patch elements in an array environment, when the array is embedded in a conformal surface. The effect of mutual coupling between elements in such an array is included in the analysis. In this paper, the method is tested on patch antennas mounted on planar and cylindrical surfaces. For the examples considered, it is shown that the simulated results are in good agreement with measurement.
AB - A finite element-boundary integral method has been developed to investigate the impedance properties of patch elements in an array environment, when the array is embedded in a conformal surface. The effect of mutual coupling between elements in such an array is included in the analysis. In this paper, the method is tested on patch antennas mounted on planar and cylindrical surfaces. For the examples considered, it is shown that the simulated results are in good agreement with measurement.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0141522706&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1049/ip-map:20030544
DO - 10.1049/ip-map:20030544
M3 - Article
SN - 1350-2417
VL - 150
SP - 191
EP - 196
JO - IEE Proceedings - Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation
JF - IEE Proceedings - Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation
IS - 4
ER -