Design and Analysis of Microstrip Patch Antenna for Space and Wireless Communication

Abstract

Abstract: This paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the design of microstrip patch antennae since communication and connectivity are two very important aspects of mankind. For ages, antennas have been highly demanded transducers in communication technology. With the development of the technologies in today’s era, wireless systems are becoming more compact, thereby reducing the size of the antenna. As space research is taking huge leaps, even private companies like Space X and ambitious projects from ISRO and NASA have been introduced. Space research motivates researchers to carry out more studies about space bodies that produce radio waves. Detection of the position and velocity of bodies using radar provides emerging research into this domain, which is called radio location. Therefore, multiband antennas are explored to obtain multiple operating frequencies. The reduced size, low profile, and lightweight microstrip antennas have become integral to wireless communication systems, and the increasing growth of wireless systems requires a miniaturized antenna. Thus, this paper discusses the basic configuration of MPA (Microstrip Patch Antenna), its feeding techniques, and different shapes in CST (Computer-simulated technology) microwave studio, dielectrics, and substrate materials. The paper also provides an overview of wireless applications, such as radar systems, satellite communication, and military applications. Also, there is a description of how to design a microstrip antenna in MATLAB.