End-fire antenna array with metamaterial decoupling structures for UAV-borne radar

Christos Milias; Rasmus B. Andersen; Pavlos I. Lazaridis; Zaharias D. Zaharis; Bilal Muhammad; Jes T.B. Kristensen; Albena Mihovska; Dan D.S. Hermansen

doi:10.23919/AT-AP-RASC54737.2022.9814227

End-fire antenna array with metamaterial decoupling structures for UAV-borne radar

Christos Milias, Rasmus B. Andersen, Pavlos I. Lazaridis, Zaharias D. Zaharis, Bilal Muhammad, Jes T.B. Kristensen, Albena Mihovska, Dan D.S. Hermansen

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This paper presents the design and implementation of an X-band, 2D, end-fire antenna array that is suitable for UAV-borne radar applications. The array is synthesized by eight printed Yagi-Uda individual antennas arranged in a 4 x 2 configuration and has a 17dBi gain. Each antenna is fed by a microstrip balun and consists of one driven dipole, one reflector and six directors. Since mutual coupling is detrimental to the performance of phased arrays, metamaterial decoupling structures are utilized to enhance the isolation between them. More specifically, mu-negative meanders are inserted between the elements in the E-plane, while a metasurface of ring resonators isolates the elements in the H-plane. As a result, the inter-element coupling is lower than-30dB. The proposed platform can be easily mounted on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and is an ideal candidate for UAV-borne radars. Simulations along with measurements verify the effectiveness of our design.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2022 3rd URSI Atlantic and Asia Pacific Radio Science Meeting, AT-AP-RASC 2022
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9789463968058
ISBN (Print)	9781665499866
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.23919/AT-AP-RASC54737.2022.9814227
Publication status	Published - 6 Jul 2022
Event	3rd URSI Atlantic and Asia Pacific Radio Science Meeting - Gran Canaria, Spain Duration: 29 May 2022 → 3 Jun 2022 Conference number: 3

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Conference	3rd URSI Atlantic and Asia Pacific Radio Science Meeting
Abbreviated title	AT-AP-RASC 2022
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Gran Canaria
Period	29/05/22 → 3/06/22

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Milias, C., Andersen, R. B., Lazaridis, P. I., Zaharis, Z. D., Muhammad, B., Kristensen, J. T. B., Mihovska, A., & Hermansen, D. D. S. (2022). End-fire antenna array with metamaterial decoupling structures for UAV-borne radar. In 2022 3rd URSI Atlantic and Asia Pacific Radio Science Meeting, AT-AP-RASC 2022 [9814227] Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.23919/AT-AP-RASC54737.2022.9814227

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End-fire antenna array with metamaterial decoupling structures for UAV-borne radar. / Milias, Christos; Andersen, Rasmus B.; Lazaridis, Pavlos I. et al.

2022 3rd URSI Atlantic and Asia Pacific Radio Science Meeting, AT-AP-RASC 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022. 9814227.

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