Switched-beam antenna for wireless sensor network nodes

Progress In Electromagnetics Research C

Volumn 39, Issue , 2013, Pages 193-207

  Catarinucci, Luca ^a   Guglielmi, Sergio ^a   Patrono, Luigi ^a   Tarricone, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; DIPOLE ANTENNAS; DIRECTIVE ANTENNAS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; OMNIDIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS; SENSOR NODES; SLOT ANTENNAS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

BEAM-STEERING ANTENNAS; CONTROL CIRCUITS; DIRECTIONAL RADIATION; HALF WAVELENGTH DIPOLE ANTENNA; SWITCHED BEAM ANTENNAS; TRANSMISSION POWER; WIRELESS SENSOR; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK APPLICATIONS;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 84877023137     PISSN: 19378718     EISSN: 15309681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERC13030707     Document Type: Article

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