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Satellite Antennas on Vehicles

Authors : Stefan Lindenmeier, Simon Senega

Published in: Handbook of Antenna Technologies

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

The mobile reception of satellite services on vehicles places high demands on the antennas in many regards. Due to the high path loss because of the great distances, low signal levels are experienced on the ground.

The following chapter gives an overview on antennas which can be used for the mobile reception on vehicles. The main areas of application in this regard are systems for global positioning and for satellite radio services. At first an overview of the requirements on the antennas imposed by the different services is given. Thereafter some basic antenna types are discussed regarding their advantages and disadvantages as far as the reception of satellite services are concerned including dipole and ring structures. More advanced antenna designs are also presented which are specifically optimized for different satellite systems.

In reception scenarios with severe signal impairments like multipath propagation resulting in deep signal fades, a single antenna is not sufficient for satellite reception. The mechanisms which lead to these scenarios are shortly introduced followed by a discussion of antenna diversity techniques which are an effective means to reduce these impairments. Special consideration is given to scan-phase diversity which efficiently combines the advantages of a simple system design with high signal quality improvements. Measurements obtained in real fading scenarios are presented for single antenna as well as scan-phase diversity systems. They show that antenna diversity can significantly improve the audio availability in adverse reception scenarios compared to single antenna systems. Furthermore, diversity can even allow for using antenna mounting positions which are unsuitable for single antennas like the dashboard or single side mirrors while still outperforming a rooftop mounted standard antenna.

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Title: Satellite Antennas on Vehicles
Authors: Stefan Lindenmeier
Simon Senega
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Book: Handbook of Antenna Technologies
Print ISBN: 978-981-4560-43-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-4560-44-3

Copyright Year: 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4560-44-3_101