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IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
Volume 46 Number 6, June 1998

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Numerical Modeling of On-Glass Conformal Automobile Antennas

Ramzi Abou-Jaoude, Member, IEEE, and Eric K. Walton, Fellow, IEEE

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Abstract:

This paper presents the development of computer models for the analysis of on-glass conformal automobile antennas. The numerical models used are the method of moments (MoM) and the uniform geometric theory of diffraction (UTD). Models were developed to analyze antennas for low-frequency applications (AM), antennas on a resonant vehicle structure (FM), and high-frequency applications (cellular, global positioning system (GPS), radar). Calculation results were verified using measurements.

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