In remote areas without conventional cellular service, satellite communication is often the only viable option. Handheld devices for use with satellite communication networks require a high transmit power to obtain a reliable signal. The need for a high transmit power makes it difficult for the device to meet specific absorption rate (SAR) restrictions. An adaptive beam forming technique for shaping radiation away from the user’s head is proposed. This technique uses a back-to-back patch antenna design with an impedance monitoring based system capable of adaptively controlling the pattern of the antenna. The adaptive antenna system was designed, simulated, fabricated, and measured. The system could detect a head phantom within 3 cm of the antenna. SAR levels were verified to be within safety restrictions at 3 cm through simulation. By turning off the patch facing the user’s head when the phone is transmitting, and the user’s head is within 3 cm, it was shown that SAR levels could be reduced to safe levels. / February 2017
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MANITOBA/oai:mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca:1993/32105 |
| Date | 06 February 2017 |
| Creators | Woods, Bo |
| Contributors | Bridges, Greg (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Mojabi, Puyan (Electrical and Computer Engineering) Birouk, Madjid (Mechanical Engineering) |
| Source Sets | University of Manitoba Canada |
| Detected Language | English |
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