Dual butler matrix active antenna system
This article describes a smart antenna system that employs low noise amplifiers and two cascaded Butler Matrices. The output signals from the first Butler Matrix, which acts as a beamforming network, have high gain and narrowbeam width for long distance communication while the outputs from the secon...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Published: |
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
2007
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://eprints.utm.my/8643/ |
| _version_ | 1848891731909541888 |
|---|---|
| author | Abdul Rahim, Sharul Kamal Gardner, Peter |
| author_facet | Abdul Rahim, Sharul Kamal Gardner, Peter |
| author_sort | Abdul Rahim, Sharul Kamal |
| building | UTeM Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | This article describes a smart antenna system that employs low noise amplifiers and two cascaded Butler Matrices. The output signals from the first Butler Matrix, which acts as a beamforming network, have high gain and narrowbeam width for long distance communication while the outputs from the second Butler Matrix, which acts as a mirror of the first Butler Matrix, reconstructing the antenna patterns of the individual radiating elements, have high linearity and broad beam width that can be used for short distance communication. Switching or selecting between the two sets of beams allows reception to be optimized for either vehicle to vehicle or vehicle to roadside beacon communications. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-15T21:02:38Z |
| format | Article |
| id | utm-8643 |
| institution | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia |
| institution_category | Local University |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-15T21:02:38Z |
| publishDate | 2007 |
| publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Ltd |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | utm-86432009-05-06T03:11:42Z http://eprints.utm.my/8643/ Dual butler matrix active antenna system Abdul Rahim, Sharul Kamal Gardner, Peter TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering This article describes a smart antenna system that employs low noise amplifiers and two cascaded Butler Matrices. The output signals from the first Butler Matrix, which acts as a beamforming network, have high gain and narrowbeam width for long distance communication while the outputs from the second Butler Matrix, which acts as a mirror of the first Butler Matrix, reconstructing the antenna patterns of the individual radiating elements, have high linearity and broad beam width that can be used for short distance communication. Switching or selecting between the two sets of beams allows reception to be optimized for either vehicle to vehicle or vehicle to roadside beacon communications. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2007 Article PeerReviewed Abdul Rahim, Sharul Kamal and Gardner, Peter (2007) Dual butler matrix active antenna system. Microwave And Optical Technology Letters, 49 (12). pp. 3004-3007. ISSN 0895-2477 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mop.22913 10.1002/mop.22913 |
| spellingShingle | TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Abdul Rahim, Sharul Kamal Gardner, Peter Dual butler matrix active antenna system |
| title | Dual butler matrix active antenna system |
| title_full | Dual butler matrix active antenna system |
| title_fullStr | Dual butler matrix active antenna system |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dual butler matrix active antenna system |
| title_short | Dual butler matrix active antenna system |
| title_sort | dual butler matrix active antenna system |
| topic | TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
| url | http://eprints.utm.my/8643/ http://eprints.utm.my/8643/ http://eprints.utm.my/8643/ |