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본 논문은 X-Band 애플리케이션에 활용하기 위한 4x4 마이크로스트립 어레이 안테나 최적화 설계와 제작에 대한 연구 결과를 제시하고 있다. 일반적으로 마이크로스트립 패치와 어레이 안테나 설계 파라미터는 기판의 종류와 패치의 사이즈를 조정함으로써 원하는 공진 주파수와 이득을 얻을 수 있다. 이 연구는 X-Band 공진 특성과 이득을 향상시키기 위해 최적의 기판 재료로 설계된 4x4 어레이 안테나 설계와 제작을 통한 특성 측정 결과를 소개하였다. 설계된 안테나의 크기는 10mm(W)x7.4mm(W)x0.79(H)mm 이다. 사용된 유전체 기판은 Rogers RO 4350B(εr=3.54)이며 안테나 급전 방식은 안테나의 사이즈를 줄이기 위해 인셋피드(Inset-fed) 방식이 적용되었다. 제안된 구조의 단일패치와 4x4 어레이 안테나는 설계 중심 주파수 10.3GHz에서 안정된 SWR(<1.5) 특성과 18.5dBi의 이득으로 예측되었다. 시뮬레이션 결과를 바탕으로 안테나가 제작되었고 측정 결과도 시뮬레이션 결과와 유사한 특성을 나타내는 것을 보았다. 본 연구에서 제안된 안테나는 군사, 위성 통신, 생물의학 분야를 포함한 X-Band 애플리케이션에 활용될 수 있다.

This paper details research on the optimized design and fabrication of a 4x4 microstrip array antenna intended for X-Band applications. The study focuses on achieving the desired resonance frequency and gain by modifying the microstrip patch and array antenna parameters, including substrate type and patch size. It presents results from designing and fabricating a 4x4 array antenna with optimum substrate materials to enhance X-Band resonance characteristics and gain. The antenna dimensions are 10mm(W)x7.4mm(L)x 0.79mm(H), with an Rogers RO 4350B dielectric substrate (εr=3.54) and an inset-fed feeding method to minimize antenna size. Both the single patch and 4x4 array antennas demonstrated stable SWR (<1.5) and a gain of 18.5dBi at the target frequency of 10.3GHz in simulations. The fabricated antenna showed performance consistent with simulation results. This antenna design is suitable for X-Band applications, including military, satellite communications, and biomedical fields.

본 논문에서는 위성 SAR 시스템에 적용하기 위한 광대역 이중편파 적층형 패치 안테나를 설계하고 제작 결과를 제시하였다. 위성 SAR 분야에 주로 적용되는 X-대역에서 위성 SAR 시 스템의 영상 품질 향상을 위해 손실 최소화, 광대역 동작 그리고 능동위상배열안테나에 적용 이 가능하도록 능동반사손실 최소화 관점에서 안테나를 설계하였다. 제작된 안테나의 대역폭 은 능동반사손실 –10 dB 이하 기준에서, 수직/수평 편파 각각 19.26%/19.79% 이며, 손실은 주 파수 평균으로 수직/수평 편파 각각 0.797 dB/0.799 dB 로 확인되었다. 또한, 근접전계시험으로 안테나의 빔 패턴을 확인하다. 그 결과, 배열이론을 바탕으로 계산된 이상적 패턴과 비교하여, 측정된 패턴 및 지향성이 매우 유사함을 확인하였다.

This paper proposes a wide-band dual-polarization stacked patch array antenna for satellite SAR system applications. The array antenna was designed for loss minimization and wide-band characteristics to enhance the performance of the SAR system and optimize it for active return loss in applications to active phased arrays. The fabricated array antenna showed a performance of 19.26%/19.79% fractional bandwidth within the –10 dB reference level of the active return loss and showed loss characteristics of 0.797 dB/0.799 dB averaged within the operational frequency for both H/V-polarization cases. The pattern performance was verified by comparing the measured patterns with the calculated patterns obtained by the array factor.

본 논문에서는 GPS용 패치 안테나를 이용하여 안테나 빔의 방사패턴을 조정하는 방법에 대해 기술되었다. 안테나는 5개의 세라믹 기판에 구현된 전형적인 원형편파 패치 안테나를 사용 하였으며 PCB기판위에 배열 안테나로 제작 되었다. 안테나 배열은 가운데 하나의 요소가 배치되고 4개의 요소는 각 코너에 배치되는 구조이다. 특정한 방 향으로 GPS방해 신호가 도래 한다고 가정하고 그 방향의 안테나 방사 전력을 최소화 하는 방법을 제시하였다. CST MWS를 이용하여 시뮬레이션 하였으며 이를 기초로 안테나가 제작 되었고 기본적인 특성들이 측정되었고 그 결과가 제시되었다. 본 연구의 결과들을 살펴보면 방해전파 송신기로부터 방사되는 특정 방향의 방해신호를 본 연구에서 제 안하는 안테나를 사용하여 충분히 제거 할 수 있는 것을 알 수 있다.

In this paper, the implementation of a null-steering antenna array using GPS patch antennas is suggested. The antenna array consists of five patch antenna elements fabricated on the ceramic substrate. The antenna element proposed here is a typical circular polarization patch and a prototype patch array antenna is manufactured on the PCB. The antenna has one reference element located at the center and other four elements are placed at the corners. A null in the direction of the jamming signal can be produced by changing the phases of 4-elements. Simulation results of the array antenna by CST MWS are presented and discussed. The basic performances are measured and the results are shown. The results show that the antenna presented here can be used to remove the signals from the directions of any jammers.

본 논문에서는 10.3GHz(x-band) 주파수에서 동작하는 단일 및 2-패치 마이크로스트립 배열 안테나 설계 및 시뮬 레이션 결과를 제시하였다. 전송선로 이론을 통한 패치와 급전 선로 설계 파라미터를 구하였고 CST MWS를 사용하여 마이 크로스트립 패치 배열 안테나를 최적화 설계하는 과정을 제안하였다. 먼저 단일 마이크로스트립 패치 안테나를 설계한 후 최적의 반사 손실 및 이득을 얻기 위해 CST MWS를 사용하여 각 파라미터를 최적화하였다. 그리고 X-대역 애플리케이션 을 위한 2×1 마이크로스트립 배열 안테나로 설계를 확장하였다. 사용된 기판은 Roger RO4350B(h=0.79mm, Er = 3.54 ) 이고 급전 방식은 안테나 크기와 급전 효율을 고려하여 인셋(inset) 급전 방식을 사용하였다. CST MWS를 활용한 시뮬레이 션 결과를 제시하였으며, 동작 주파수(10.3GHz)에서 -18dB의 S11, 10.2dBi의 이득, 0.165GHz의 대역폭, 30o(Az, φ=0), 121o(El, φ=90)의 3-dB 빔폭을 얻었다. 향후 본 연구 결과를 기본으로 4×4 어레이로 추가 확장하여 안테나를 설계 및 제작하여 다양한 X-밴드 애플리케이션에 활용될 수 있다.

This paper presents a single and 2-patch microstrip array antenna operated on a frequency of 10.3GHz(x-band). It outlines the process of designing a microstrip patch array antenna using CST MWS. Initially, a single microstrip antenna was designed, followed by optimization using CST MWS to attain optimal return losses and gain. Subsequently, the design was expanded to create a 2×1 microstrip inset-fed array antenna for the X-band applications. The construction material is Roger RO4350B, with specific dimensions (h=0.79mm, Er = 3.54). The achieved results include an S11 of -18dB at the resonant frequency (10.3GHz), a gain of 9.82dBi, a bandwidth of 0.165GHz, and a 3-dB beamwidth of 30o, 121o in Az(φ=0) and El(φ=90) plane, respectively. The future plan involves the fabrication of this array antenna and further expansion to a 4×4 array of microstrip antennas. It is then incorporated on the X-band applications for practical uses.

본 논문에서는 1×6 배열 패치 안테나의 복사기 구조와 급전선 브랜치의 각도를 변화시켜 안테나의 특성을 분석하였다. 첫 번째로 복사기 구조를 기존 직사각형 패치를 육각형 패치, 삼각형 패치로 변경하였다. 두 번째로 급전 선 브랜치의 각도를 5∘, 10∘, 15∘, 20∘ 로 변화를 주었다. 브랜치 각도를 10∘ 로 꺾을 경우 측정된 10dB 주파수 대역은 23.38GHz-24.19GHz이고 대역폭은 810MHz이다. 제작된 안테나는 24.05GHz에서 9.65-10.06dBi 이득을 갖는다. 메인로 브의 빔폭은 12∘ 이고, 안테나 크기는 70 ×36㎟이다. 직사각형 패치 외에 다른 모양의 패치를 사용해도 기존 성능을 유지할 수 있으며, 급전선 브랜치를 다양한 각도로 변화시킴으로 배열 안테나 제작에 있어 기판의 크기를 줄이고 제작 상에 다양성에 기여할 수 있음을 확인했다.

In this paper, we analyze the characteristics of the antenna by changing the structure of the radiator and the angle of the branch of the array patch antenna. First, the structure of the radiator was changed from the rectangular patch to a hexagonal patch, a triangular patch. Secondly, we changed the angle of the feeder branch to 5∘, 10∘, 15∘, 20∘. When the branch angle is 10∘, the measured 10dB frequency band is 23.38 GHz-24.19GHz and the bandwidth is 810MHz. The fabricated antenna has a gain of 9.65-10.06dBi at 24.05 GHz. The beam width of the main lobe is 12∘ , and the antenna size is 70 ×36㎟. In addition to the rectangular patch, it is possible to maintain the performance by using patches of other shapes, and it is confirmed that by changing the feeder branch at various angles, it is possible to reduce the substrate size and contribute to diversity in the fabrication of the array antenna.

본 논문에서는 두 개의 수신안테나를 이용한 저가 레이더를 구현하기 위한 송수신 안테나를 제작하고 그 특성을 분석하였다. 안테나는 수평방향으로의 빔 집중과 저가격을 위해 MPA(Microstrip Patch Array) 구조로 설계하였으며 사이드로브(sidelobe)를 억제하기 위해 테일러 배열 패턴 합성을 이용하였다. 측정 결과 사용대역인 24GHz ISM 밴드 (24.0-24.25GHz) 내에서 안테나 이득이 15.2-16.26 dBi를 나타내어 설계 스펙인 15dBi이상 17dBi이하의 조건을 만 족하였다. 사이드로브는 동작 주파수가 24.0 GHz, 24.125 GHz, 24.25 GHz일 때 각각 –13.15 dBc, –13.1 dBc, 및 –12.8 dBc로서 –10.0 dBc이하의 스펙을 만족하였다.

In this paper, we fabricated transmitting and receiving antennas to realize the low cost radar using two receiving antennas and investigated their characteristics. The antennas are designed with MPA(Microstrip Patch Array) structure for the beam concentration in horizon direction and low cost and used Taylor array pattern synthesis to suppress sidelobes. As a results of measurement in the 24GHz ISM band(24.0-24.25GHz), our using band, antenna gains are placed between 15.2 dBi and 16.26 dBi which are satisfied with the design specification of higher than 15dBi and lower than 17dBi. The sidelobes are –13.15 dBc, –13.1 dBc and –12.8 dBc at the operating frequencies of 24.0 GHz, 24.125 GHz and 24.25 GHz repectively, which are satisfied with the specification of lower than –10 dBc.

In this paper, we designed and interpreted the array antennas of the aperture-coupled microstrip operating in the millimeter-wave band for radar system. The microstrip array antenna can be designed with a transmission line circuit and a matching circuit in the same substrate. Therefore it is easy to combine with the active elements of the system. We add the slots to the patch to overcome it because general microstrip patch antennas have narrow band characteristics. we have designed the U-shaped slots in the patch. The substrate of patch for an aperture-coupled is used for general dielectric layer, and the substrate of transmission line for T-junction feeding is used FR4-epoxy. At this time, the analyzed center frequencies are 17 resonance mode from 24 GHz to 77 GHz at the 4☓4 array. As a result, this paper is proposed the possibility of prototyping by design of multi-mode array antenna in the millimeter-wave.

Microstrip patch antenna is a low profile antenna which has low gain and narrow bandwidth. In this paper a RMPA at 2.4835 GHz is designed for mounting antenna in exposure system. Exposure system is a chamber made up of wood in which two antennas of same frequency mounted. One antenna is used for radiation while other one for reception. The RMPA designed using CST software with gain of 2.8647 dB. In exposure system animals like rats can be placed for observing effects from Wi-Fi systems. These effects are applicable to humans also. For observing effects gain is not sufficient so there is need of gain enhancement. There are numerous techniques of gain enhancement but I proposed antenna array technique. Antenna array which is a collection of radiating elements are very versatile and synthesize a required pattern that can not be achieved using single element. So here two rectangular patches of same size and frequency connected as an array. The gain of array system is 5.6692 dB. Hence there is 97.89% increase in the gain of RMPA.

본 논문에서는 24GHz ISM 밴드(24-24.25GHz)에서 SIW를 이용한 SoS(System on Substrate)구현을 위한 제반 설계 를 하고자하며 그 일환으로 SIW, 전환기 및 MPAA를 SoS형태로 동일 기판에 집적하여 그 특성을 분석하였다. 기판은 비유 전율이 3.48이고 두께가 20mil인 Rogers사의 Ro4350을 사용하였다. 최적 설계결과 길이 11.55mm의 SIW의 삽입손실은 0.32dB를 보였으며 50Ω 마이크로 스트립으로 신호전환 하는 데 0.19dB의 삽입손실이 발생하였다. SoS형태로 동일 기판에 집적된 MPAA의 특성은 단독 MPAA의 특성과 매우 유사했다. 그러나 집적된 MPAA는 단독 MPAA에 비해 이득 면에서는 SIW와 전환기의 삽입손실 만큼(0.58dB) 감소했으며 SLL은 0.7dB만큼 감소하였다. 반면에 대역폭은 670MHz에서 800MHz로 19.4%만큼 증가하였다.

In this paper, We intended to design various things for the realization of SoS(System on Substrate) with SIW in 24GHz ISM 밴드(24-24.25GHz). As part of them, We integrated SIW, transition and MPAA as SoS on the same substrate and investigated its characteristics. We used Rogers Ro4350 with relative permittivity of 3.48 and thickness of 20mil. As results of optimal design, insertion loss of the SIW with 11.55mm length showed 0.32dB and insertion loss of 0.19dB occurred in transition to 50Ω microstrip. Characteristics of the MPAA integrated on the same substrate as SoS are very similar to those of stand-alone MPAA. But the integrated MPAA decreased by 0.58dB in gain, which is the sum of SIW insertion loss and transition insertion loss, and by 0.7dB in SLL compared that of stand-alone MPAA. However, the bandwidth was increased by 19.4% as it changed from 670MHz to 800Mhz.

타구치 직교배열표를 활용하여 마이크로스트립 패치 안테나 설계를 효율적으로 수행 가능한지를 분석하였다. 비교 및 분석을 위하여 U-슬롯 마이크로스트립 패치 안테나에서 U-슬롯의 모양과 변형된 급전부의 요소를 파라미터로 정했다. 해당 파라미터들의 스윕을 통해 도출된 모든 시뮬레이션의 결과와 타구치의 직교배열표를 이용하여 도출된 축소 시뮬레이션 결과를 비교분석하였다. 파라미터 스윕을 이용하여 진행된 19,683회의 시뮬레이션을 타구치의 직교배열표 를 이용한 27번의 시뮬레이션으로 대폭 축소하였으며, 파라미터 스윕과 직교배열표를 이용한 시뮬레이션의 평균 10dB 대역폭은 3.7%의 오차를 가진다. 따라서, 시뮬레이션 횟수를 줄이고도 효율적으로 안테나 파라미터 특성을 파악할 수 있음을 확인했다.

This paper is analysis on usefulness of Microstrip patch antenna design using Taguchi's Orthogonal array. For comparison, the shape of U-slot and Feed line elements are decided as a parameter in Microstrip patch antenna. And all the possible result of 19,683 times simulation using parameter sweep and the result of Taguchi's orthogonal arrays are compared. The simulation of Parameter sweep and Orthogonal arrays has 3.7% error on 10dB Bandwidth. Finally, It is identified that 19,683 times parameter sweep simulation can be reduced to 27 times with Taguchi's orthogonal arrays but still it represents antenna parameter characters well.

This paper proposes a theoretical analysis of hidden device detection and a design of multiband circular polarization patch array antenna for non-linear junction detector system application. A good axial ratio of circular polarization patch antenna is realized by a new approach that employs inclined slots, two rectangular grooves and a truncated ground for the conventional antenna. A good axial ratio of the 1.5 dB lower is measured by having an asymmetric gap distance between the ground planes of the coplanar waveguide feeding structure. The common ground plane of the linear array has an optimum trapezoidal slot array to reduce the mutual coupling without increasing the distance between the radiators. The higher gain of about 1 dBi is realized by using the novel common ground structure. The measured return loss, gain, and axial ratio of the proposed single radiator, as well as the proposed array antennas, showed a good agreement with the simulated results.

A dielectric superstrate layer above a microstrip patch antenna has remarkable effects on its gain and resonant characteristics. This paper experimentally investigates the effect of a superstrate layer for high gain on microstrip patch antennas. We measured the gain of antennas with and without a superstrate and found that the gain of a single patch with a superstrate was enhanced by about 4 dBi over the one without a superstrate at 12 GHz. The impedance bandwidths of a single patch with and without a superstrate for VSWR < 2 were above 11%. The designed $2{\times}8$ array antenna using a superstrate had a high gain of over 22.5 dB and a wide impedance bandwidth of over 17%.

A novel planar polarization-agile microstrip subarray is proposed and its performance assessed by a thorough numerical investigation. The subarray consists of five square patches with a central element, directly coupled to a pair of microstrip feed lines by a cross-shaped aperture, which spreads the power outwards to the other patches through a network of suitable connections. By properly exciting the antenna at its input ports, any kind of polarization of the radiated field can be accomplished with fairly low cross-polarization levels. Moreover, since only two feed lines are required to drive the whole subarray, polarization agility is simply and attractively achieved by a single phase-shift circuit. The design concept is described and the results of the analyses and simulations performed by two completely independent full-wave approaches are presented and discussed.

In this study, a 28-GHz U-slot array antenna for a wideband communication system is proposed. The U-slot patch antenna structure consists of a patch, two U-shaped slot, and a ground plane. With the additional U-slot, the proposed antenna has around 10% of bandwidth at -10 dB. To increase gain, the U-slot antenna is arrayed to $2{\times}2$. The proposed antenna is designed and fabricated. The $2{\times}2$ array antenna volume is $41.3mm{\times}46mm{\times}0.508mm$. The proposed antenna was measured and compared with the simulation results to prove the reliability of the design. The bandwidth and gain of the measurement results are 3.35 GHz and 13 dBi, respectively and the operating frequency is around 28 GHz.

Mutual coupling between antenna elements of a linear microstrip patch antenna array positioned along the H-plane including the effect of edge reflections is investigated. Simple formulas are presented for the estimation of the grounded dielectric substrate size with minimum mutual coupling. The substrate sizes calculated by these formulas are in good agreement with those obtained by the full-wave simulation and experimental measurement. The substrate size with minimum mutual coupling is a function of the effective dielectric constant for surface waves and the distance between the antenna centers. The substrate size with minimum mutual coupling decreases as the effective dielectric constant for surface waves on a finite grounded dielectric substrate increases.

The global positioning system (GPS) is a useful system in civilian and military applications. However, because of the weak signal, GPS receivers are vulnerable to interference caused by unwanted signals or intentional jammers. To alleviate this issue, a controlled reception pattern antenna (CRPA) array can be employed to adaptively place radiation pattern nulls toward the direction of the signal interference. The performance of the CRPA array improves as the number of antenna elements increases. Therefore, antenna miniaturization is highly desirable for CRPA applications. We designed a compact CRPA array based on seven electrically miniaturized microstrip patch antennas (MPAs) on a 5-inch ground platform. We used a non-Foster matching circuit to match efficiently miniaturized MPAs on an FR-4 substrate. Experimental results show that the non-Foster matching circuit significantly improves such elements of antenna performance as return loss and antenna gain. In addition, we confirmed that the mutual coupling of the proposed CRPA array is less than -45 dB.

We proposed a $4{\times}8$ array antenna with aperture-coupled patch antenna elements. The antenna was designed for 60 GHz operation and fabrication on the low-temperature cofired ceramic(LTCC) substrate($\varepsilon_r$=5.8). The feedline with the stub was designed to enhance the radiating element bandwidth and the transition characteristics between the waveguide (WG) and microstrip line(MSL). Through the optimization of the antenna and feedline geometry, the antenna gain and the performance of the 10 dB bandwidth were 20.2 dBi and 13 % up, respectively. The measured results agreed with the simulated ones.