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

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 S...

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Published in:Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2021-08, Vol.21 (17), p.5734
Main Authors: Arpaio, Maximilian James, Paolini, Giacomo, Fuschini, Franco, Costanzo, Alessandra, Masotti, Diego
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ADS-B system
Aircraft
Antenna radiation patterns
Antennas
automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast
Aviation
Bandwidths
blade antenna
Broadband
Communication
Communications systems
detect-and-avoid
Drones
Ground plane
Inventory control
Linear polarization
Manufacturing
Surveillance
Traffic management
Unmanned aerial vehicles
unmanned air vehicle
Wideband communications
Wireless communications
Wireless networks
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Summary: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).
ISSN:1424-8220
1424-8220
DOI:10.3390/s21175734