Design of a Blade Antenna Embedded in Low-Cost Dielectric Substrate

Silva, Waleska F.; Bianchi, I.; Santos, Tarcísio Ávila dos

doi:10.1590/2179-10742017v16i1881

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“…When dealing with UAVs, it is important to understand how the previous results change when the blade antenna is placed on real UAVs, which can be covered in composite or plastic materials, with the metallic parts laying underneath. Similar evaluations have been already carried out for commercial aircraft [24][25][26] where the fuselage is many wavelengths bigger than the antenna and the operating frequency, but as far as the authors are concerned, literature currently lacks similar studies for UAV bodies although a preliminary assessment has been introduced in [27].…”

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An All-in-One Dual Band Blade Antenna for ADS-B and 5G Communications in UAV Assisted Wireless Networks

Arpaio

Paolini

Fuschini

et al. 2021

Sensors

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This paper is aimed at the characterization and manufacturing of an SMA coaxial fed compact blade antenna with dual frequency characteristics for broadband applications on board of Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs). This antenna is linearly polarized, and it combines the benefits of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) and 5th Generation (5G) communications in one single element, covering both the 1.030–1.090 GHz and the 3.4–3.8 GHz bands thanks to a bent side and a ‘C’ shaped slot within the radiation element. Starting from the simulation outcomes on an ideal ground plane, the results are here extended to a bent ground plane and on two UAV commercial CAD models. Details of manufacturing of the antenna in both aluminium and FR-4 substrate materials are presented. The comparison between measurements and simulations is discussed in terms of return loss, bandwidth, gain, and radiation pattern. Results show an antenna with a low profile and a simple structure that can be employed in various wideband communication systems, suiting future UAV assisted 5G networks while being perfectly compliant with forthcoming ADS-B based Detect-And-Avoid (DAA) technologies in Unmanned Aerial Traffic Management (UTM).

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