On Differential Imaging Using Electromagnetic Simulation for Vehicular Antenna Signature Analysis

Autor: Jose Antonio Solano-Perez, María-Teresa Martínez-Inglés, Jose-Maria Molina-Garcia-Pardo, Jordi Romeu, Lluis Jofre-Roca, Christian Ballesteros-Sánchez, José-Víctor Rodríguez, Antonio Mateo-Aroca, Raúl Guzmán-Quirós
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Sensors, Vol 21, Iss 11, p 3796 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1424-8220
DOI: 10.3390/s21113796
Popis: The current trend in vehicles is to integrate a wide number of antennae and sensors operating at a variety of frequencies for sensing and communications. The integration of these antennae and sensors in the vehicle platform is complex because of the way in which the antenna radiation patterns interact with the vehicle structure and other antennae/sensors. Consequently, there is a need to study the radiation pattern of each antenna or, alternatively, the currents induced on the surface of the vehicle to optimize the integration of multiple antennae. The novel concept of differential imaging represents one method by which it is possible to obtain the surface current distribution without introducing any perturbing probe. The aim of this study was to develop and confirm the assumptions that underpin differential imaging by means of full-wave electromagnetic simulation, thereby providing additional verification of the concept. The simulation environment and parameters were selected to replicate the conditions in which real measurements were taken in previous studies. The simulations were performed using Ansys HFSS simulation software. The results confirm that the approximations are valid, and the differential currents are representative of the induced surface currents generated by a monopole positioned on the top of a vehicle.
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