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- Interference-aware antenna synthesis for enhanced coverage in intelligent transportation systemPublication . Sharma, Ashwani; Prajapati, Ashutosh; Pinho, PedroIn this paper, an antenna synthesis process is inves tigated for Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) application. The wireless communication between Road Side Units (RSUs) and On Board Units (OBUs) located in the vehicles enables smart mobility. However, to support high speed vehicles and high data rates, a wider coverage area by the RSU antennas projected on the highway is required. This is defined by the radiation patterns of the RSU antennas. On a multi-lane highway, interference from the adjacent lanes is a critical issue which determines the com munication reliability in terms of Single-to-Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR). Hence, in this paper, an interference-aware antenna synthesis process is proposed and a planar array is optimized based on the objective function of obtaining a wide coverage area in terms of SINR distribution for a given modulation scheme. The proposed antenna array enhances the reliable communication area and pro vides improved SINR distribution across the lane for misaligned vehicles from the center of the lane. The results indicate that the proposed antenna array performs better than the existing designs in terms of communication reliability.
- Circularly polarized microstrip antenna array for the Ka-bandPublication . Varum, Tiago; Matos, Joao; Duarte, Vanessa; Pinho, PedroThe growing needs of higher transmission rates lead to the use of the Ka frequency bands and multi-beam technology, in the satellite communications, allowing more coverage. This fact leads to the need for the use of directive antennas and beamforming techniques to achieve a precise control of radiation pattern. This paper presents the design of a circularly polarized microstrip antenna array, at 29 GHz, suitable to satellite communications. The array will be a module part to develop an ample antenna array suitable to fulfill the satellite requirements, and feed with an electronic beamforming network.
- Textile antenna array for bio-radar applicationsPublication . Gouveia, Carolina; Loss, Caroline; Raida, Zbynek; Lacik, Jaroslav; Pinho, Pedro; Vieira, JoséIn this paper, a 2 x 2 antenna array operating at 5.8 GHz is presented for vital signs acquisition using a radar-based system, also known as bio-radar. Since these non-contact systems have multiple applications, their front-end design should take into account the monitoring environment of each specific application. In this sense, the antenna design has a crucial role to guarantee the proper integration of the full system, considering different materials. In this work, the antennas were made using textile materials, in order to integrate the bio-radar system in a car seat cover. This work presents the design of the antenna and the results achieved through measures in the anechoic chamber. Furthermore, respiratory signals were also acquired with the manufactured antennas and they are herein presented for validation purposes.
- Non-uniform printed antenna array for wireless communications in sports arenasPublication . Varum, Tiago; Matos, João N.; Pinho, Pedro; Abreu, RicardoWireless communications had a great development in the last years and nowadays they are present everywhere, public and private, being increasingly used for different applications. Their application in the business of sports events as a means to improve the experience of the fans at the games is becoming essential, such as sharing messages and multimedia material on social networks. In the stadiums, given the high density of people, the wireless networks require very large data capacity. Hence radio coverage employing many small sized sectors is unavoidable. In this paper, an antenna is designed to operate in the Wi-Fi 5GHz frequency band, with a directive radiation pattern suitable to this kind of applications. Furthermore, despite the large bandwidth and low losses, this antenna has been developed using low cost, off-the-shelf materials without sacrificing quality or performance, essential to mass production. © 2015 EurAAP.