Rollover-Resistant Vehicular MRC Adaptive Array with Weighted Polarization Combining

Taishi Oda Hiroya Tanaka, Kazuhiro Honda, Koichi Ogawa

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Abstract

This paper presents a maximum ratio combining (MRC) adaptive array antenna that is mounted on a vehicle roof for secure emergency communications. The array is comprised of orthogonally arranged dipole elements, which are combined by means of weight functions that are determined by the cross-polarization power ratio (XPR) in a propagation environment and the antenna skew angle caused by vehicle rotation. The analytical results show that the required signal-to-noise power ratio (SNR) for the proposed antenna to achieve a prescribed signal bit error rate (BER) for a QPSK signal is lower than that for a conventional dipole array, even in the case of a 90-degree antenna rotation, which is encountered in car accidents involving vehicle rollover.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationISAP 2018 - 2018 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9788957083048
StatePublished - 2018/07/02
Event2018 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, ISAP 2018 - Busan, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 2018/10/232018/10/26

Publication series

NameISAP 2018 - 2018 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation

Conference

Conference2018 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, ISAP 2018
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityBusan
Period2018/10/232018/10/26

Keywords

  • Connected car
  • MRC adaptive array antenna
  • rollover car accident
  • weighted polarization combining

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Instrumentation

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