Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

The Society of Digital Policy and Management (한국디지털정책학회)
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Design of a 5-patch GPS array antenna for anti-jamming

GPS 방해신호 회피용 5-패치 배열 안테나 설계

  • Chae, Gyoo-Soo (Division of Information & Communication Eng., Baekseok University) ;
  • Lim, Joong-Soo (Division of Information & Communication Eng., Baekseok University)
  • 채규수 (백석대학교 정보통신학부) ;
  • 임중수 (백석대학교 정보통신학부)
  • Received : 2013.11.25
  • Accepted : 2013.12.20
  • Published : 2013.12.28
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Abstract

In this paper, the implementation of a null-steering antenna array using GPS patch antennas is suggested. The antenna array consists of five patch antenna elements fabricated on the ceramic substrate. The antenna element proposed here is a typical circular polarization patch and a prototype patch array antenna is manufactured on the PCB. The antenna has one reference element located at the center and other four elements are placed at the corners. A null in the direction of the jamming signal can be produced by changing the phases of 4-elements. Simulation results of the array antenna by CST MWS are presented and discussed. The basic performances are measured and the results are shown. The results show that the antenna presented here can be used to remove the signals from the directions of any jammers.

본 논문에서는 GPS용 패치 안테나를 이용하여 안테나 빔의 방사패턴을 조정하는 방법에 대해 기술되었다. 안테나는 5개의 세라믹 기판에 구현된 전형적인 원형편파 패치 안테나를 사용 하였으며 PCB기판위에 배열 안테나로 제작 되었다. 안테나 배열은 가운데 하나의 요소가 배치되고 4개의 요소는 각 코너에 배치되는 구조이다. 특정한 방향으로 GPS방해 신호가 도래 한다고 가정하고 그 방향의 안테나 방사 전력을 최소화 하는 방법을 제시하였다. CST MWS를 이용하여 시뮬레이션 하였으며 이를 기초로 안테나가 제작 되었고 기본적인 특성들이 측정되었고 그 결과가 제시되었다. 본 연구의 결과들을 살펴보면 방해전파 송신기로부터 방사되는 특정 방향의 방해신호를 본 연구에서 제안하는 안테나를 사용하여 충분히 제거 할 수 있는 것을 알 수 있다.

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