Lately, there has been an increased demand for vehicle manufacturers to incorporate a large number of communication, security, guidance and entertainment devices in their new vehicle models. In recent decades, the list has expanded from the AM and FM radio antennas to include GPS, mobile phone, collision avoidance radar, Digital Radio and Digital TV antennas. In addition, new technologies such as vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to road side communication are being implemented at 5.9 GHz in the next generation of vehicles. In the past the AM/FM antenna was typically a mast antenna protruding from the vehicle’s exterior, recently however, the trend has been to limit the visibility of vehicular antennas as much as possible to improve vehicle design and aerodynamics. This has lead to integration of antennae so that they become a seamless part of the vehicle structure. This paper reports on a parametric study of embedding an antenna in a polymeric composite substrate in relation to several material processing and coating parameters.
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ASME 2008 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems
October 28–30, 2008
Ellicott City, Maryland, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Aerospace Division
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978-0-7918-4331-4
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Performance of Embedded Multi-Frequency Communication Devices in Smart Composite Structures
E. Sulic,
E. Sulic
RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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B. Pell,
B. Pell
RMIT University City Campus, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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S. John,
S. John
RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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Rahul K. Gupta,
Rahul K. Gupta
RMIT University City Campus, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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W. Rowe,
W. Rowe
RMIT University City Campus, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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K. Ghorbani,
K. Ghorbani
RMIT University City Campus, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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K. Zhang
K. Zhang
RMIT University City Campus, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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E. Sulic
RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
B. Pell
RMIT University City Campus, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
S. John
RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
Rahul K. Gupta
RMIT University City Campus, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
W. Rowe
RMIT University City Campus, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
K. Ghorbani
RMIT University City Campus, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
K. Zhang
RMIT University City Campus, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Paper No:
SMASIS2008-402, pp. 33-44; 12 pages
Published Online:
July 13, 2009
Citation
Sulic, E, Pell, B, John, S, Gupta, RK, Rowe, W, Ghorbani, K, & Zhang, K. "Performance of Embedded Multi-Frequency Communication Devices in Smart Composite Structures." Proceedings of the ASME 2008 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems. Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Volume 1. Ellicott City, Maryland, USA. October 28–30, 2008. pp. 33-44. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2008-402
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