Compact planar phased array antenna for extended V2X communication coverage

Alexandria Engineering Journal(2024)

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Abstract
In this article, a new compact planar phased array antenna is proposed for blind spot reduction in V2X communications. The proposed antenna can be easily integrated on the front-panel or rear-view side by providing 2-dimensional wide communication coverage while overcoming physical integration space limitations. Moreover, because the proposed antenna is based on a planar structure, it can be integrated effectively with beamforming circuits. To verify the proposed antenna, both single and array configurations were fabricated and compared with conventional patch antennas at 5.9 GHz. The proposed single antenna with a size of 1λ0 × 1.1λ0 × 0.02λ0 exhibited a measured bandwidth of 4.3% and a peak gain of 6.1 dBi. The measured HPBWs in the E- and H- planes were approximately 126° and 136°, respectively, compared to 75.5° and 66.9° for the conventional patch antenna. Further, the proposed antenna and reference patch antenna were extended to 1 × 8 array configurations with 8-ch beamforming circuits. The measured scan angle of the proposed antenna was 160°, compared to only 98° for the patch antenna. Finally, a vehicular communication test was conducted with 256-QAM signals, where the proposed 1 × 8 antenna array exhibited a stable error vector magnitude (EVM) over a wide coverage angle of 150°.
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Automotive antenna,Beamforming,Compact antenna,Dedicated short-range communication (DSRC),Phased array antenna,V2X communication,Wide-angle scanning antenna
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