Design of Nature Inspired Broadband Microstrip Patch Antenna for Satellite Communication

Abstract

This paper presents the design and synthesis of a nature-inspired micro-strip patch antenna based on the sunflower structure. The antenna structure was based on the Fibonacci pattern found in a sunflower, with the antenna elements in the position of the seeds. Simulation is done using computer simulation technology Microwave studio and the geometry offers impedance bandwidth of 5.28 GHz with enhanced radiation parameters. The geometry has simple structure, therefore can be used for satellite communication applications.

Review of Recent Advancement on Nature/Bio-Inspired Antenna Designs

“…The efficient light capturing ability of sunflowers and trees has been used to design antennas as well. A sunflower-inspired antenna design [85] was implemented based on the Fibonacci pattern found in a sunflower, while a tree-inspired design [86] was proposed using the distribution of leaves in oak trees. The lotus flower-shaped antenna [87] was designed using inherent inductive and capacitive components to resonate at 30 GHz.…”

A high bandwidth dimension ratio compact super wide band-flower slotted microstrip patch antenna for millimeter wireless applications

“…Thus, antenna designers need to optimize the radiation pattern and efficiency to ensure effective communication or sensing. A nature inspired sunflower shaped antenna with theoretical analysis that covers Ku band used for electromagnetic community with improved radiation performance in satellite communications is reported [ 3 , 4 ]. In literature [ [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] ], so many monopole antennas were investigated to operate for 1–2 GHz for L, S 2–4 GHz for S, 4–8 GHz for C, 8–12 GHz for X, 12–18 GHz for Ku, 18–27 GHz for K, 27–40 GHz for Ka and 40–75 GHz for V band applications.…”

“…[ 12 ]. From the challenges of designing of millimeter wave antennas as discussed and from literature [ [1] , [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] ], the proposed work is focused to design a SWB antenna for millimeter wave application to cover a very wide bandwidth, a compact sized radiator, and an acceptable gain and efficiency over the entire operating band is crucial. The millimeter technology has the potential to deliver extremely high data rates, which is vital for applications such as, high definition video streaming, mobile broadband and emerging technologies like virtual and augmented reality [ 13 , 14 ].…”

A Multiband Tree-shaped Microstrip Antenna for Wireless Communication

“…Numerous types of designing techniques have been reported with multiple applications in different frequency domains [5,6]. Microstrip antennas have been widely used in modern wireless systems due to their inherent characteristics, such as being lightweight, low cost, moderate gain, and low complexity [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. The antenna design is based on the major requirements of the wireless communication system.…”

“…The proposed structure is stimulated by the feedline methods. The reported antenna geometry is being operated in the X and Ku bands (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14). A suitable selection of patches and the feed line element dimensions could lead to a good radiation pattern, gain and surface current distribution.…”