Optimizing Microstrip Patch Antenna Design for Robotics Applications

Simple design and manufacture have made microstrip patch antennas the possible preference in robotics. These antennas possess very narrow bandwidth and are low profile with very little conformality, thus being suitable for diverse applications in robotics. This presentation shows a numeric study on the newly designed rectangular microstrip patch antenna investigated by finite element method using COMSOL software. The main feed point for the antenna is within a small rectangle on the patch, and analyses on far field radiation, electric field, and impedance were performed. The impedance was set as 50 for the antenna, and the selected frequency range was 1.3-1.7 GHz. The research was very useful for scientific researchers in robotics because it provides the potential use and performance of microstrip patch antennas for different robotic applications. This numerical analysis of this microstrip patch will be of great advantage in antenna design and implementations in robotics. The simple design, low cost, narrow bandwidth, and favorable behavioral understanding it adds towards using this type of antenna would results to many robotics applications-qualified research in robotic context.