Design and Implementation of Printed Multi-Element Antennas on Wireless Sensor Nodes

Kakoyiannis, CG; Troubouki, SV; Constantinou, P

dc.contributor.author	Kakoyiannis, CG	en
dc.contributor.author	Troubouki, SV	en
dc.contributor.author	Constantinou, P	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:45:13Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:45:13Z
dc.date.issued	2008	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/32213
dc.subject	Efficiency	en
dc.subject	Interelement distance	en
dc.subject	Multi-element antennas	en
dc.subject	Mutual coupling	en
dc.subject	Printed radiators	en
dc.subject	Sensor networks	en
dc.subject.other	Computer networks	en
dc.subject.other	Degradation	en
dc.subject.other	Electric network synthesis	en
dc.subject.other	Electronic equipment manufacture	en
dc.subject.other	Printed circuit boards	en
dc.subject.other	Printed circuit manufacture	en
dc.subject.other	Printed circuits	en
dc.subject.other	Sensor networks	en
dc.subject.other	Telecommunication equipment	en
dc.subject.other	Efficiency	en
dc.subject.other	Interelement distance	en
dc.subject.other	Multi-element antennas	en
dc.subject.other	Mutual coupling	en
dc.subject.other	Printed radiators	en
dc.subject.other	Antennas	en
dc.title	Design and Implementation of Printed Multi-Element Antennas on Wireless Sensor Nodes	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1109/ISWPC.2008.4556202	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISWPC.2008.4556202	en
heal.identifier.secondary	4556202	en
heal.publicationDate	2008	en
heal.abstract	The design and implementation of sensor nodes equipped with low-complexity Multi-Element Antennas (MEA's) is considered in this work. The design restrictions imposed by the size limits of the sensors, as well as the requirements for the antenna elements employed have been investigated. In the process of implementing such a system, there are a number of critical issues, such as the geometry and arrangement of the elements on the PCB. Accurate simulation models have been built into a full-wave electromagnetic simulator. These models have provided insight into the degree of degradation when two printed radiators share the same small PCB. We have calculated quantities that serve as benchmarks of array performance under realistic operating conditions, such as mutual coupling between elements and the degradation of total radiation efficiency. The prototype MEA's have been fabricated, and characterized by measurement in a full anechoic chamber. © 2008 IEEE.	en
heal.journalName	3rd International Symposium on Wireless Pervasive Computing, ISWPC 2008, Proceedings	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1109/ISWPC.2008.4556202	en
dc.identifier.spage	224	en
dc.identifier.epage	228	en