TITLE:
Antenna Performance Improvement in Elliptical Array Using RMI Method of Mutual Coupling Compensation
AUTHORS:
Aluru Venkata Lakshmi Narayana Rao, Nunna Bala Ankaiah, Dharma Raj Cheruku
KEYWORDS:
Antenna Arrays, Elliptical (Oval) Arrays, Mutual Coupling, Compensation Methods, Beam Forming
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Applications,
Vol.8 No.1,
January
29,
2016
ABSTRACT: The number of wireless electronic gadgets used in mobile communication, vehicle collision avoidance system, compact radars, etc. is extremely increasing at a rapid rate. Thus, the characteristics of the antennas involved in these gadgets are to be designed very stringently so as to avoid interferences & coupling and to improve compatibility, susceptibility, etc. Compact smart antenna with improved performance is highly essential to meet this challenging scenario. Mutual coupling between various elements of an array is one of the main factors which can be considered for improvement of performance of the antenna. Influence of mutual coupling on performance of the antenna is considered in this paper and various techniques to minimize this effect are presented. Effect of mutual coupling on radiation characteristics of the antenna can be compensated employing various methods like Conventional Mutual Impedance (CMI), Receiving Mutual Impedance (RMI). Analysis is presented as comparison between the two methods for different number of elements in the array. Analysis is also presented for different geometries of the array like circular and elliptical for improved performance. The results show performance improvement in the proposed array for parameters like SNR and Speed of convergence.