COST books

Books and book chapters connected to COST ASSIST:

• Ioan E. Lager and Massimiliano Simeoni (editors), "Antennas for ubiquitous radio services in a wireless information society. Proceedings of the Symposium concluding the Wide Band Sparse Element Array Antennas – WiSE project", 2010
• David Sanchez Hernandez, "Multiband Integrated Antennas for 4G Terminals", 2008
• Yi Huang and Kevin Boyles, "Antennas: From Theory to Practice", 2008
• John Huang and Jose Antonio Encinar, "Reflectarray Antennas", 2007
• John Sahalos, "Orthogonal Methods for Array Synthesis: Theory and the ORAMA Computer Tool", 2006
• Branko Kolundzija and Antonije Djordjevic, "Electromagnetic Modeling of Composite Metallic and Dielectric Structures", 2002

Antennas for ubiquitous radio services in a wireless information society. Proceedings of the Symposium concluding the Wide Band Sparse Element Array Antennas - WiSE project

by Ioan E. Lager and Massimiliano Simeoni (editors)
Copyright 2010
IOS Press BV under the imprint Delft University Press
ISBN: 978-1-60750-486-3

Wireless applications have pervasively penetrated the everyday life. They visibly manifest themselves in the omnipresent (mobile) communication devices that are deeply rooted in the present day lifestyle (see the multitude of sound, image and data carrying systems surrounding us). They manifest themselves less visibly, but equally ubiquitously, in weather and traffic monitoring systems, in defence and security technology, etc. They are praised for supporting and facilitating our daily routine and are (in fact, unjustly) blamed for thoroughly invading our privacy. They are instrumental for locating endangered people and for effectively treating diseases and, at the same time, are often cited among the perilous health-hazards.

The present day societal needs exert a lot of pressure on wireless systems for providing increased performance, with a twofold direction presenting the most challenging requirements: on the one hand, the constantly higher channel transmission capacity driven by the (multimedia) wireless data-link systems and, on the other hand, the pattern shaping, often complemented by beam agility, demanded by the high-end radar and space-borne telecommunication application.

The completion of these tasks is extremely complex, with the design of adequate antenna (systems) playing a pivotal role. Although antenna engineering has a long history of achievements, the magnitude of the present demands necessitates, and will still do so in the future, a continuous and sustained effort. The success in this area is indissolubly connected to mastering a broad knowledge arch, having as main pillars the in depth understanding of the pertaining (physical) phenomena and the needed manufacturing and measurement technological utensils.

Recognising these commandments, the International Research Centre for Telecommunications and Radar (IRCTR) has initiated in early 2004 the Wide Band Sparse Element Array Antennas (WiSE) project, a scientific endeavour having a twofold objective: the assembling of a catalogue of (ultra) wide-band radiators that are, preferably, amenable to being incorporated in array antennas and the exploration of the functional possibilities arising from accommodating various radiators on a common aperture, an approach termed as the 'shared aperture concept'.

Investigations performed over a period of almost 6 years have confirmed some of the initial expectations, while opening new, challenging directions to be pursued. The undertaken research resulted into a multitude of theoretical aspects being elucidated, with solutions concerning the physical implementation of these concepts being also put forward. The performed activities materialised themselves in a sizeable published scientific output and, also, in several concept demonstrators with practical applicability. At the end of this route, IRCTR is firmly anchored on the map of European antenna research and development, with a well established international recognition in the field of non-uniform and/or interleaved array antennas.

The present work offers a retrospect of the project's main achievements, while also assessing their relevance within a wider antenna engineering perspective. The volume touches upon a broad selection of topics, spanning from fundamental electromagnetics up to accounts on the state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies. The included contributions are authored by the WiSE project participants, by the members of the Users' Committee and by representatives of leading European institutes involved in the complex and fascinating antenna research area.

Multiband Integrated Antennas for 4G Terminals.

by David Sanchez Hernandez
Copyright 2008
Artech House, Available August 2008
ISBN: 978-1-59693-331-6

Get the very latest details on the cutting-edge antennas that will be integrated in complex 4th generation wireless communications systems with this first-of-its-kind volume. Written by a panel of leading experts in the field, the book serves as a comprehensive, one-stop resource, including in-depth coverage of multiband integrated antenna design, simulation, testing and manufacturing.

This practical book helps you solve integration problems for ever-increasing multiband requirements. You find discussions on important considerations regarding future handset MIMO terminals, such as efficiency and the effect of the user. The book also shows you how to avoid tweaking for fractal multiband designs and printed dipole design. Moreover, you learn how to identify and choose suitable multiband techniques for a particular MIMO handset. Supported with over 100 illustrations, this forward-looking resource presents the most recent design developments in the field, so you don't need to spend valuable time searching through scattered journal articles for the details you need.

Table of content:

• Electrically Small Multiband Antennas.
• Multiband-Multisystem Antennas on Handsets.
• Multiband Planar Wire Antennas.
• Printed Multiband Fractal Antennas.
• Miniaturized Multiband Antennas.
• Multiband Handset Antennas for MIMO Systems.
• Communications Performance of Handheld Integrated Antennas.
• Integration Benefits and Trade-Offs.

Antennas: From Theory to Practice.

by Yi Huang and Kevin Boyles
Wiley-IEEE Press (June 2008)
352 pages
ISBN: 978-0-470-51028-5

The book discusses the up-to-date basics of modern antenna design and theory. Written in a very practical and concise manner, specifically suited to practicing professionals, as well as higher-level students. Authors are experts in Antenna Design, and have experience both from academia and industry. In addition to material on basics of antenna design, the book contains a chapter on special topics covering electrically small antennas, mobile antennas, UWB antennas and new materials for antennas (amongst others).

The book covers the following topics:

• The basics of transmission lines, radiowaves and propagation, and antenna theory;
• Antenna analysis and design using the basic antenna theory and industrial standard design software tools;
• Antenna measurement equipment, facilities and techniques;
• Some special topics, such as: Mobile antennas and antenna diversity, Wide-band and multi-band antennas, RFID antennas, UWB antennas, Reconfigurable antennas, MIMO antennas, Radar antennas, Electrically small antennas

Developed specifically for engineers and designers who work with radar and radio communications, it will give the readers an understanding of antenna theory and techniques, the skills to analyze, design and measure various antennas, and the knowledge of antenna measurements in a very practical and hands-on manner. The book will also be useful for 3rd & 4th year and graduate students.

Reflectarray Antennas.

by John Huang and Jose Antonio Encinar
Wiley-IEEE Press (Nov. 2007)
216 pages
ISBN: 978-0-470-08491-5

Describes the configuration and principles of a reflectarray antenna, its advantages over other antennas, the history of its development, analysis techniques, practical design procedures, bandwidth issues and wideband techniques, as well as applications and recent developments. Both authors are well respected practitioners who have build these antennas and developed them for space flight.

Orthogonal Methods for Array Synthesis: Theory and the ORAMA Computer Tool.

by John Sahalos
Wiley (March 2006)
228 pages
ISBN: 978-0-470-01741-8

Orthogonal methods for array synthesis are designed to meet the needs of antenna engineers and graduate students of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics Departments. The objective of the present book is to describe a relatively simple approach to the design of antenna arrays.

Essentially, the book represents the theory and applications of the Orthogonal Methods (OM), including the corresponding details of over two-decades of comprehensive research activity at the Radiocommunications Laboratory at the University of Thessaloniki, Greece. The use of plural in the term "Orthogonal Methods", instead of "Method", was considered to be preferable. That was justified by the fact that the orthogonalization of the vector space in array synthesis contains different procedures for different purposes. A considerable attempt to make the book as complete and self-contained as possible has been made.

Electromagnetic Modeling of Composite Metallic and Dielectric Structures.

by Branko Kolundzija and Antonije Djordjevic
Artech House Publishers (Oct. 2002)
424 pages
ISBN-10: 0890063605
ISBN-13: 978-0890063606

This practical new resource provides you with a much wider choice of analytical solutions to the everyday problems you encounter in electromagnetic modelling. The book enables you to use cutting-edge method-of-moments procedures, with new theories and techniques that help you optimise computer performance in numerical analysis of composite metallic and dielectric structures in the complex frequency domain.

For the first time, comparisons and unique combinations of techniques bring the elements of flexibility, ease of implementation, accuracy, and efficiency into clear view. Numerous examples are given - from simple to complex - including scatterers, antennas and microwave circuits. You get an in-depth presentation of intricate models, including TV UHF panels, horn, parabolic, microstrip patch antennas, and many others. More than 800 equations and 150 illustrations support key topics.