Measurement of a compact Boomarang-shaped microstrip antenna for wireless sensor network applications. (August 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shakib, M.N.; Moghavvemi, M.; Rahman, M.A.; Ramli, R.M.; Lim, H.S.; Ahmed, M.R.
• Is Part Of: Cognitive systems research. Volume 68(2021)
• Page Start: 105
• Page End: 110
• Publication Date: 2021-08
• Subjects: Microstrip antenna -- Compact antenna -- Wireless sensor network; Cognition -- Periodicals; Cognitive engineering (System design) -- Periodicals; Artificial intelligence -- Periodicals; 153.05
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsys.2021.03.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1389-0417

Abstract

Abstract: The miniaturization of electronic devices has facilitated increasing interest in new applications of wireless communication. In this paper, a new miniature microstrip fed boomerang-shaped patch antenna has been proposed and designed for a wireless sensor network (WSN) application. In this design, the proposed antenna possesses a wide bandwidth by loading of a boomerang-shaped patch; with a 50 Ω microstrip feed line and a partial ground plane. A one-step staircase slot is embedded in the ground plane to enhance the impedance matching over a wide frequency range. The antenna occupies a small size of 10 × 12 mm 2, or 1.2 cm 2 . The simulated results are verified with measured results. The measured result shows that the achievable bandwidth of 69% (8.48–17.45 GHz). The antenna possesses stable radiation patterns and acceptable gain. The proposed low profile antenna is suitable to integrate with sensors for wireless sensor network in X-band and Ku band applications.