Omnidirectional Multibeam Substrate Integrated Horn Array for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Qingbi Liao; Lei Wang

doi:10.1109/APS/URSI47566.2021.9703739

Omnidirectional Multibeam Substrate Integrated Horn Array for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Qingbi Liao, Lei Wang

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Abstract

This paper presents a multibeam planar horn array covering a full azimuth direction. The proposed antenna array is made of compact substrate integrated horns. The beamwidth of a single horn is 30°. Therefore, the full azimuth coverage can be achieved by using twelve horns. The radiation patterns of the neighboring horns intersect with each other at - 3 dB beamwidth. This antenna array has a wide relative bandwidth up to 32% in Ka-band. In the operating frequency, all the beams are well isolated to each other by a low mutual coupling below -45 dB. The proposed array is fabricated using a single-layer printed circuit board with a thickness of 1.5 mm. The compact size makes the integration of this array easy. Additionally, the omnidirectional pattern of the array can be used to support high speed beam tracking and overcome blockages for unmanned aerial vehicles.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2021 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	375-376
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728146706
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/APS/URSI47566.2021.9703739
Publication status	Published - 16 Feb 2022
Event	2021 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting - Singapore, Singapore Duration: 4 Dec 2021 → 10 Dec 2021

Conference

Conference	2021 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting
Abbreviated title	APS/URSI 2021
Country/Territory	Singapore
City	Singapore
Period	4/12/21 → 10/12/21

Keywords

direction of arrival
horn antenna
omnidirectional antenna
substrate integrated waveguide
unmanned aerial vehicles

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Computer Networks and Communications
Instrumentation

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Liao, Q & Wang, L 2022, Omnidirectional Multibeam Substrate Integrated Horn Array for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. in 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting. IEEE, pp. 375-376, 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, Singapore, Singapore, 4/12/21. https://doi.org/10.1109/APS/URSI47566.2021.9703739

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