RAJIV GANDHI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & RESEARCH,NAGPUR.

(Approved by AICTE Recognized by DTE & Affiliated to Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University)

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Title of Project
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Abstract: This project aims to the design of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) array for WLAN application. To achieve low correlation among radiating elements, pattern diversity method is being proposed. Printed Yagi-Uda
antenna with an integrated balun is designed and MIMO array is obtained by placing three printed Yagi-Uda antenna in a triangular configuration to achieve orthogonal patterns. The proposed MIMO array is designed on FR4 substrate. The proposed array exhibit very low mutual coupling less than -20 dB in the impedance bandwidth ranging around 4.8 GHz to 6.2 GHz.

Introduction:
MULTIPLE-INPUTMULTIPLE-OUTPUT (MIMO) wireless systems, characterized by multiple antenna elements at the transmitter and receiver, have demonstrated the potential for increased capacity in rich multipath environments. Such systems operate by exploiting the spatial properties of the multipath channel, thereby offering a new dimension which can be used to enable enhanced communication performance. The performance of the MIMO antenna is characterized by mutual coupling between the radiating elements of an array. Higher mutual coupling means lower antenna efficiency. In this project, pattern diversity technique is used to reduce mutual coupling.

Simulated Designs:

(a) Top view

(b) Bottom view

(a) Top view

(b) Bottom view

Simulation results:
Simulation result of Modified design: Return Loss

Simulation results of a MIMO Array: Return Loss

Conclusion and Future scope:

Radiation Pattern
Conclusion: In this project, pattern diversity is exploited to achieve low mutual coupling. MIMO array is designed by placing three printed antennas in an equilateral triangular configuration to achieve isolation among radiating elements. A high channel capacity is expected, in a rich scattering environment even in such a (a) Top view (b) has Bottom small array of size 55 mm x 60 mm. The proposed array beenview designed for MIMO Array WLAN application and it has low cost. The proposed antenna array is used for indoor applications due to its compact size. Future scope: Gain can be further increased by adding director in an antenna configuration. The directive beam can be electronically scanned using active switches such as pin diodes i.e. reconfiguration.

Single element Yagi Uda Antenna

Modified Design

VSWR

Transmission Coefficint

Simulated Parameters:
Bandwidth of an array- 4.8 GHz to 6.2 GHz Gain of an array 2.29 dBi at operating frequency Directivity of an array 2.97 dBi at operating frequency Mutual coupling less than -20 dB in an interested Bandwidth range.

References:
[1]Antonio-Daniele Capobianco, Filippo Maria Pigozzo,Antonio Assalini, Michele Midrio, Stefano Boscolo, and Francesco Sacchetto,A Compact MIMO Array of Planar End-Fire Antennas for WLAN Applications IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 59, no. 9, September 2011. [2]S. H. Chae, S.-K. Oh, and S.-O. Park, Analysis of mutual coupling, correlations, and TARC in WiBro MIMO array antenna, IEEE Antennas Wireless Propag. Lett., vol. 6, pp. 122125, 2007. [3] A. Forenza and R. W. Heath, Benefit of pattern diversity via two element array of circular patch antennas in indoor clustered MIMO channels, IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 54, pp. 943954, May 2006. [4] N. Kaneda, W. R. Deal, Y. Qian, R.Waterhouse, and T. Itoh, A broadband planar quasi-Yagi antenna, IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol.50, pp. 11581160, Aug. 2002 .

Bandwidth - 4.89 GHz to 6.35 GHz.