Short Range Phased Array Radar System For Lightning Remote Sensing Application

Kanathasan, Vengadeshwaran (2017) Short Range Phased Array Radar System For Lightning Remote Sensing Application. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

This final year project traverses the Short Range Phased Array Radar System for lightning remote sensing application. Short range phased array radar project is a research project that carries the potential to deliver lightning based analytical studies in future. In this project, it compromises of design, simulation, fabrication and analysis of linear tapered slot antenna (LTNA). The antenna design and simulation covers the parametric analysis done on the different geometries of the antenna with the aid of CST software. Based on the parametric analysis, an optimized linear tapered antenna was designed and the finalized antenna was manifested physically through the fabrication process. FR4 board was used to fabricate the antenna. There are chosen imperative elements that are analyzed to determine the performance of the antenna such as s parameter, radiation pattern, gain and directivity. Both the simulation and measurement result were obtained and compared, to determine the performance of the antenna at the designated frequency 2.4GHz. The return loss, gain, directivity and bandwidth of the antenna at the operating frequency are < -10dB, 6.127dB, 10.007dB, 180 MHz respectively. Finally, the antenna was successfully incorporated with the IEE80.1b device.

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