Broadband Antenna Selection for Vehicle-mounted Jamming System against RCIEDs

Thi M.D. Tran, Marc Piette

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Abstract

Radio-frequency (RF) jammer is an effective response to Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) threats which nowadays have been growing significantly across the globe. RFjammer works by blocking the control of these explosive devices. Jamming (Jx) signals are transmitted in a wide frequency range (typically from 20 MHz to 6 GHz) with an adequate power to overwhelm or distort the trigger signal, and consequently to prevent the activation of RCIED. To improve the effectiveness of RCIED counter system, much research has devoted to improving Jx techniques but far less attention has been paid on an indispensable component, namely antenna. The common existing Jx antenna type is a wideband monopole mounted on top of a vehicle, reused from communication which is not optimized for the Jx purposes. This article presents the selection of a possible broadband antenna which fits for Jx application. The Jx antenna should operate effectively at an extremely wide bandwidth, usually impractical to design. Therefore, the total bandwidth has divided into two bands: low-band 20-500 MHz, and high-band 500 MHz - 6 GHz. The high band antenna is the focal point of the antenna system design because of its high sensitivity to the host platform.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2018 8th IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications, APWC 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages866-869
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781538667651
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Oct 2018
Event8th IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications, APWC 2018 - Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
Duration: 10 Sept 201814 Sept 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2018 8th IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications, APWC 2018

Conference

Conference8th IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications, APWC 2018
Country/TerritoryColombia
CityCartagena de Indias
Period10/09/1814/09/18

Keywords

  • RCIED
  • jammer
  • ultra-wideband antenna

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