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invertedFcoplanar

Create inverted-F antenna in same plane as rectangular ground plane

Description

The invertedFcoplanar object is a coplanar inverted-F antenna with a rectangular ground plane. By default, the dimensions are chosen for an operating frequency of 1.7 GHz. Coplanar inverted-F antennas are used in RFID tags and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. This antenna is an altered version of the inverted-F antenna, providing a low-profile antenna with more design parameters and a wider bandwidth.

Creation

Description

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fco = invertedFcoplanar creates a coplanar inverted-F antenna with the rectangular ground plane. By default, the antenna dimensions are for an operating frequency of 1.7 GHz.

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fco = invertedFcoplanar(Name,Value) creates a coplanar inverted-F antenna, with additional properties specified by one or more name-value pair arguments. Name is the property name and Value is the corresponding value. You can specify several name-value pair arguments in any order as Name1, Value1, ..., NameN, ValueN. Properties not specified retain their default values.

Properties

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Width of radiating arm, specified as the comma-separated pair consisting of 'RadiatorArmWidth'and a scalar in meters.

Example: 'RadiatorArmWidth',0.05

Data Types: double

Width of feeding arm, specified as a scalar in meters.

Example: 'FeederArmWidth',0.05

Data Types: double

Width of shorting arm, specified as a scalar in meters.

Example: 'ShortingArmWidth',1

Data Types: double

Height of antenna from ground plane, specified as a scalar in meters.

Example: 'Height',0.0800

Data Types: double

Length of the stub from feed to the open-end, specified as a scalar in meters.

Example: 'LengthToOpenEnd',0.050

Data Types: double

Length of the stub from feed to the shorting end, specified as a scalar in meters.

Example: 'LengthToShortEnd',0.035

Data Types: double

Length of the ground plane, specified as a scalar in meters.

Example: 'GroundPlaneLength',0.035

Data Types: double

Width of the ground plane, specified as a scalar in meters.

Example: 'GroundPlaneWidth',0.035

Data Types: double

Signed distance from center of ground plane, specified as a scalar in meters.

Example: 'FeedOffset',0.06

Data Types: double

Type of the metal used as a conductor, specified as a metal material object. You can choose any metal from the MetalCatalog or specify a metal of your choice. For more information, see metal. For more information on metal conductor meshing, see Meshing.

Example: m = metal('Copper'); 'Conductor',m

Example: m = metal('Copper'); ant.Conductor = m

Lumped elements added to the antenna feed, specified as a lumped element object. For more information, see lumpedElement.

Example: 'Load',lumpedelement. lumpedelement is the object for the load created using lumpedElement.

Example: fco.Load = lumpedElement('Impedance',75)

Tilt angle of the antenna in degrees, specified as a scalar or vector. For more information, see Rotate Antennas and Arrays.

Example: 90

Example: Tilt=[90 90],TiltAxis=[0 1 0;0 1 1] tilts the antenna at 90 degrees about the two axes defined by the vectors.

Data Types: double

Tilt axis of the antenna, specified as one of these values:

  • Three-element vector of Cartesian coordinates in meters. In this case, each coordinate in the vector starts at the origin and lies along the specified points on the x-, y-, and z-axes.

  • Two points in space, specified as a 2-by-3 matrix corresponding to two three-element vectors of Cartesian coordinates. In this case, the antenna rotates around the line joining the two points.

  • "x", "y", or "z" to describe a rotation about the x-, y-, or z-axis, respectively.

For more information, see Rotate Antennas and Arrays.

Example: [0 1 0]

Example: [0 0 0;0 1 0]

Example: "Z"

Data Types: double | string

Object Functions

showDisplay antenna, array structures, shapes, or platform
infoDisplay information about antenna or array
axialRatioAxial ratio of antenna
beamwidthBeamwidth of antenna
chargeCharge distribution on antenna or array surface
currentCurrent distribution on antenna or array surface
designDesign prototype antenna or arrays for resonance around specified frequency or create AI-based antenna from antenna catalog objects
efficiencyRadiation efficiency of antenna
EHfieldsElectric and magnetic fields of antennas or embedded electric and magnetic fields of antenna element in arrays
impedanceInput impedance of antenna or scan impedance of array
meshMesh properties of metal, dielectric antenna, or array structure
meshconfigChange meshing mode of antenna, array, custom antenna, custom array, or custom geometry
optimizeOptimize antenna or array using SADEA optimizer
patternPlot radiation pattern and phase of antenna or array or embedded pattern of antenna element in array
patternAzimuthAzimuth plane radiation pattern of antenna or array
patternElevationElevation plane radiation pattern of antenna or array
rcsCalculate and plot radar cross section (RCS) of platform, antenna, or array
returnLossReturn loss of antenna or scan return loss of array
sparametersCalculate S-parameters for antennas and antenna arrays
showDisplay antenna, array structures, shapes, or platform
vswrVoltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) of antenna or array element

Examples

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Create a default coplanar inverted-F antenna and view it.

fco = invertedFcoplanar
fco = 
  invertedFcoplanar with properties:

     RadiatorArmWidth: 0.0040
       FeederArmWidth: 1.0000e-03
     ShortingArmWidth: 0.0040
      LengthToOpenEnd: 0.0350
     LengthToShortEnd: 0.0100
               Height: 0.0100
    GroundPlaneLength: 0.0800
     GroundPlaneWidth: 0.0700
           FeedOffset: 0
            Conductor: [1x1 metal]
                 Tilt: 0
             TiltAxis: [1 0 0]
                 Load: [1x1 lumpedElement]

show(fco)

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with title invertedFcoplanar antenna element, xlabel x (mm), ylabel y (mm) contains 3 objects of type patch, surface. These objects represent PEC, feed.

Create a coplanar inverted-F antenna of height 0.014 m, ground plane length 0.1 m, and ground plane width 0.1 m.

 fco = invertedFcoplanar('Height',14e-3,'GroundPlaneLength', 100e-3,  ...
                  'GroundPlaneWidth', 100e-3);

Plot the radiation pattern of the above antenna.

 pattern(fco,1.30e9)

Figure contains an axes object and other objects of type uicontrol. The axes object contains 3 objects of type patch, surface.

References

[1] Balanis, C. A. Antenna Theory. Analysis and Design. 3rd Ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2005.

[2] Stutzman, W. L. and Gary A. Thiele. Antenna Theory and Design. 3rd Ed. River Street, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2013.

Version History

Introduced in R2016b