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Area of Science:

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electromagnetics
  • Antenna Theory

Background:

  • Ultrawideband (UWB) antennas are crucial for modern wireless communication systems.
  • Discone antennas offer broad bandwidth but often face challenges with pattern consistency and size.
  • Existing UWB antenna designs require optimization for specific applications like in-vehicle systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a compact VHF/UHF ultrawideband discone antenna with consistent radiation patterns.
  • To enhance antenna performance by addressing radiation angular distortion and suppressing higher-order modes.
  • To achieve broadband operation and profile reduction for practical applications.

Main Methods:

  • Design and integration of a disk, modified cone, inverted cone, four shorting probes, and two sleeves.
  • Insertion of sleeves to improve radiation angular distortion at high frequencies.
  • Utilizing an inverted cone and shorting probes for broadband performance and size reduction.

Main Results:

  • Achieved an 11.36:1 bandwidth with consistent radiation patterns.
  • Improved pattern nulls by 26.1 dB.
  • The antenna occupies a compact cylindrical volume of 0.227 λ0 (Diameter) and 0.096 λ0 (Height).

Conclusions:

  • The proposed discone antenna offers a competitive solution for UWB applications.
  • The design successfully achieves consistent patterns and broadband performance in a compact form factor.
  • This antenna is well-suited for future in-vehicle communication systems due to its performance and size.