The location estimation capability of a RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology is useful for indoor navigation systems on mobile robots. In this paper, we study a simple and small structural antenna at 2.5GHz band that can reduce the beam when installed on a mobile robot. An antenna with small occupation volume by a mechanical rotation is assumed. We used electromagnetic field simulation and experimental results to design a simple structural antenna. Our design culminates in two antennas comprised of Tetragon elements formed with wires. One is called Tetra-4, and is an antenna which has a lateral arrangement of four tetragons. Because the input impedance is considerably high, Tetra-4 is suitable for use in the high impedance system. When driving in 100 Ωbalanced system, the gain of Tetra-4 is 8dBi. The half-power band width (HPBW) in the H-plane is 38 degrees, and is 0.44 times that of a dipole with a reflector. Another one is Yagi-Uda antenna comprised of two tetragon elements. When driving in 50 Ωbalanced system, the gain is 11dBi. The HPBW is 40 degrees in the H-plane and is 36 degrees in the E-plane.
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Manato Fujimoto, Yukio Iida. (2015). Array Antennas Comprised of Tetragons for RFID Applications. International Journal of Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 3(2), 13-17. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.wcmc.20150302.11
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Manato Fujimoto; Yukio Iida. Array Antennas Comprised of Tetragons for RFID Applications. Int. J. Wirel. Commun. Mobile Comput. 2015, 3(2), 13-17. doi: 10.11648/j.wcmc.20150302.11
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abstract = {The location estimation capability of a RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology is useful for indoor navigation systems on mobile robots. In this paper, we study a simple and small structural antenna at 2.5GHz band that can reduce the beam when installed on a mobile robot. An antenna with small occupation volume by a mechanical rotation is assumed. We used electromagnetic field simulation and experimental results to design a simple structural antenna. Our design culminates in two antennas comprised of Tetragon elements formed with wires. One is called Tetra-4, and is an antenna which has a lateral arrangement of four tetragons. Because the input impedance is considerably high, Tetra-4 is suitable for use in the high impedance system. When driving in 100 Ωbalanced system, the gain of Tetra-4 is 8dBi. The half-power band width (HPBW) in the H-plane is 38 degrees, and is 0.44 times that of a dipole with a reflector. Another one is Yagi-Uda antenna comprised of two tetragon elements. When driving in 50 Ωbalanced system, the gain is 11dBi. The HPBW is 40 degrees in the H-plane and is 36 degrees in the E-plane.},
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