Small Size Light Weight User GNSS Antennas

D. Tatarnikov, I. Soutiaguine, A. Astahov, V. Filippov, A. Stepanenko and P. Shamatulsky

Abstract:	Newly developed vertical stacked structures are proposed to essentially reduce antenna/ground plane size while keeping the same level of multipath mitigation as conventional user antennas. Metal structures called "artificial dielectrics" made of light weight alloys have been proposed as traditional patch substrate successors. Said structures allow to reduce antenna weight. Theoretical estimates and computational simulation data are presented. Experimental and field test results for single and dual frequency multipath protected antennas with size of about fractions of wavelength are shown.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 2005 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation January 24 - 26, 2005 The Catamaran Resort Hotel San Diego, CA
Pages:	892 - 902
Cite this article:	Tatarnikov, D., Soutiaguine, I., Astahov, A., Filippov, V., Stepanenko, A., Shamatulsky, P., "Small Size Light Weight User GNSS Antennas," Proceedings of the 2005 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, San Diego, CA, January 2005, pp. 892-902.
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