Shorted annular patch antennas for multipath rejection in GPS-based attitude determination systems

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 47-51

  Boccia, Luigi ^a   Amendola, Giandomenico ^b   Massa, Giuseppe Di ^a   Giulicchi, Luisella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLINDRICAL ANTENNAS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MULTIPATH PROPAGATION;

ANNULAR PATCH ANTENNA; CYLINDRICAL CONDUCTING WALL; MULTIPATH REJECTION;

MICROWAVE ANTENNAS;

EID: 0035124555     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2760(20010105)28:1<47::AID-MOP14>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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