This report describes the application of microstrip antenna technology to the design of general aviation (G/A) aircraft antennas for use with the Global Positioning System (GPS). For most G/A aircraft, only single frequency operation will be required. However, air-carrier and some large corporate aircraft may make use of dual-frequency operation. For this reason, some dual-frequency designs have been investigated. The main effort was given to the design of antennas with broad beamwidths which could be switched or steered to compensate for aircraft maneuvers, with the goal of maintaining near-hemispherical carriage in flight. A hybrid microstrip crossed-slot and sleeve-dipole element used with a suitable combining network gives a suitable, controllable broad-beam pattern. This element and its performance are described. In addition, radiation patterns are presented using scale-model aircraft and simple crossed-slot antennas. (Author)


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    Title :

    Advanced Microstrip Antenna Developments. Volume II. Microstrip GPS Antennas for General Aviation Aircraft


    Contributors:
    G. G. Sanford (author) / B. D. Gross (author)

    Publication date :

    1982


    Size :

    48 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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