Horizontally Polarized Dual-band GPS Antenna
Technology Summary
A mechanically robust, horizontally polarized dual-band GPS antenna with improved performance in cluttered signal environments
Description
Sandia researchers have developed a mechanically robust, horizontally polarized dual-band GPS antenna with improved performance in cluttered signal environments. This is achieved with an array design featuring several dipole antennas arranged in a circular pattern from a central plate with an electrical feed. The antenna’s horizontal polarization mitigates coupling between itself and orthogonally polarized antennas in its environment. The dual band (L1 and L2) antenna has a wide field of view and is designed to survive high-shock and high-temperature environments. Its design provides additional benefits such as structural stability, thermal handling, and mitigation of electrostatic discharge. This device has the potential to vastly improve GPS reception and performance in harsh and varied environments.Benefits
- Mitigates coupling with neighboring orthogonally polarized antennas
- Preserves pattern quality in cluttered environments and reduces interference
- Dual band (L1 and L2 GPS frequencies) with wide field of view
- Tunable features, including shorting pin locations/radius and lengths/widths of feed network and dipole
- Robust antenna and feed design for high-shock, high-temperature environments
- Mitigates electrostatic discharge (ESD)
Applications and Industries
- Aircraft and aerospace
- Automotive and transportation
- Communications
- Defense/security
- Extreme environments
Portfolio name
Security & Defense
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Intellectual Property
| Title | ID Number |
Patent Number |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dual-band GPS antenna with horizontal polarization | 14293.1 | 10,290,950 | 05/14/2019
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