Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (IJEEI)
Vol 12, No 2: June 2024

A 76 GHz Millimeter-Wave Marine Radar Antenna Design

Ahmed, M. F. (Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Egypt)
Elshamy, M. A. (Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Egypt)
Shaalan, A. A. (Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Egypt)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2024

Abstract

In this work, a 76 GHz microstrip antenna array is proposed for usage in the mm-wave Marine radar application. Millimeter-wave radars are commonly used in automotive applications and a lot of effort is made in this way but it is also can be used in marine applications as they work robustly in bad weather conditions such as fog, dust, smog, smoke, and water vapor. So, it will be very helpful in marine applications. The proposed array antenna is a corporate Series feed 24×8 antenna array that has achieved a return loss of -26.4 dB, a gain of 23.5dBi, bandwidth of 5.2 GHz, and sidelobe levels of -21.4 dB in Hplane and -14 dB in E-plane. This antenna array's 3dB angular width equals 10.9 ° in the H-plane and 5.9 ° in the E-plane. That makes it a suitable choice for the mm-wave marine radar antenna. The final design of the antenna is acceptable compared with another previous work, making this design more considerable as will be shown. Also, an antenna array with 3 transmitters and 4 receivers is presented. Each antenna is a 24-element. the Dolph-Chebyshev technique is utilized to taper the patches. The antenna has been manufactured, and the results of the simulation are confirmed by the experimental measurements.

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IJEEI

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Computer Science & IT Electrical & Electronics Engineering

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Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (IJEEI) is a peer reviewed International Journal in English published four issues per year (March, June, September and December). The aim of Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (IJEEI) is to publish high-quality ...