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Design And Realization Of A Welding Oscillator, Muci̇z Özcan
Design And Realization Of A Welding Oscillator, Muci̇z Özcan
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Welding is one of the most popular methods to combine metal pieces in manufacturing processes. Arc welding, among all welding techniques, is the most commonly used in manufacturing due to its cost and flexibility. During the manufacturing process, arc welding is either performed by an operator or by automatic tools such as welding oscillators. Using automatic tools has advantages over manual use, as the process will be faster, cheaper, and have less welding flaws. In this paper, a homemade welding oscillator and the method to manufacture it are presented. The presented welding oscillator can be manufactured for a very low …
A Reconfigurable Baseband Circuit Applied For Wimax Low-If Receivers, Xin Cheng, Guangjun Xie
A Reconfigurable Baseband Circuit Applied For Wimax Low-If Receivers, Xin Cheng, Guangjun Xie
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
This paper presents a reconfigurable baseband circuit for WiMAX low-IF receivers, including a complex filter and 2 automatic gain controllers (AGCs) for I and Q channels. Only by changing the capacitor values can the center and cutoff frequencies of the complex filter be adjusted simultaneously to realize the reconfigurability. Meanwhile, a novel one-step method to obtain fast gain settling of AGCs is proposed. The chip is fabricated in 0.13-\mu m CMOS technology, occupies 0.9 \times 1.3 mm^2, and consumes 14.8 mW of power with a 1.2-V power supply. The measurement results show a reconfigurable bandwidth of 2 K to 3.5/5/10 …
Comparison Of Ais And Fuzzy C-Means Clustering Methods On The Classification Of Breast Cancer And Diabetes Datasets, Seral Özşen, Rahi̇me Ceylan
Comparison Of Ais And Fuzzy C-Means Clustering Methods On The Classification Of Breast Cancer And Diabetes Datasets, Seral Özşen, Rahi̇me Ceylan
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Data reduction is an indispensable part of pattern classification processes in many cases. If the number of samples is excessive, sample reduction or data reduction algorithms can be used for an effective processing time and reliable successive results. Many methods have been used for data reduction. Fuzzy c-means is one of these methods and it is widely used in such applications as clustering algorithms. In this study, we applied a different clustering algorithm, an artificial immune system (AIS), for the data reduction process. We realized the performance evaluation experiments on the standard Chainlink and Iris datasets, while the main application …
Predics: A New Go-Po-Based Ray Launching Simulator For The Calculation Of Electromagnetic Scattering And Rcs From Electrically Large And Complex Structures, Caner Özdemi̇r, Betül Yilmaz, Özkan Kirik
Predics: A New Go-Po-Based Ray Launching Simulator For The Calculation Of Electromagnetic Scattering And Rcs From Electrically Large And Complex Structures, Caner Özdemi̇r, Betül Yilmaz, Özkan Kirik
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
In this paper, we present a new simulator called pRediCS for the calculation of electromagnetic scattering and radar cross-section (RCS) from electrically large and complex targets. The simulator utilizes the geometric optics (GO) theory and launching of electromagnetic rays for tracing and calculating the electric field values as the electromagnetic waves bounce around the target. The physical optics (PO) theory is also exploited to calculate the final scattered electric field by calculating the far-field PO integration along the observation direction. The simulator is first tested with known objects of canonical shapes, whose analytical solutions are available in the literature. Next, …
Sliding Mode Controller Design With Fractional Order Differentiation: Applications For Unstable Time Delay Systems, Celaleddi̇n Yeroğlu, Gürkan Kavuran
Sliding Mode Controller Design With Fractional Order Differentiation: Applications For Unstable Time Delay Systems, Celaleddi̇n Yeroğlu, Gürkan Kavuran
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
This paper presents a design method for a sliding mode controller with the contribution of a fractional order differential operator. The conventional sliding mode controller has been widely studied in different control applications. This paper proposes that the fractional order differential operator enlarges the output span of the classical sliding mode controller to obtain a better-fitting control signal for enhanced control performance. The sliding surface and the equivalent control law are modified with the addition of a fractional differential operator and a conventional one. The proposed sliding mode controller with fractional order differentiation is applied to the unstable time delay …
Abrupt And Incipient Fault Detection And Compensation For A 4-Tank System Benchmark, Pedram Hajiani, Javad Poshtan
Abrupt And Incipient Fault Detection And Compensation For A 4-Tank System Benchmark, Pedram Hajiani, Javad Poshtan
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Fault detection and compensation play a key role in enhancing the high demand for performance and security in technological systems. This paper proposes an active fault-tolerant control scheme that detects and compensates for actuator faults in a 4-tank system benchmark. The faults are modeled as a drastic gain loss in actuators (pumps), which could lead to a large loss in the nominal performance. The model-based approach uses a recursive least squares parameter estimation algorithm to form a fault detection and diagnosis subsystem and utilizes a parametric eigenstructure assignment method to reconfigure the state feedback controller. The designed controller is simulated …
Real-Time Control Of An Automated Guided Vehicle Using A Continuous Mode Of Sliding Mode Control, Bi̇rol Soysal
Real-Time Control Of An Automated Guided Vehicle Using A Continuous Mode Of Sliding Mode Control, Bi̇rol Soysal
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
This paper proposes a tracking control method for a certain type of differential-drive wheeled mobile robot, called automated guided vehicles (AGVs), using a continuous mode approach of sliding mode control (SMC). The SMC applied produces a continuous signal in between the U and -U control signals instead of discrete ones. The controller is applied to control the velocity and direction angle of the vehicle in order to keep it on a desired path. The obtained algorithm is applied to the experimental system under load and disturbance to show its robustness. The experimental results are satisfactory and verify the performance of …
Horizontal Dilution Of Precision-Based Ultra-Wideband Positioning Technique For Indoor Environments, Kerem Küçük
Horizontal Dilution Of Precision-Based Ultra-Wideband Positioning Technique For Indoor Environments, Kerem Küçük
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Ultra-wideband (UWB) technology provides considerable performance in many indoor localization problems thanks to its very wide spectrum and high-resolution characteristics. In this paper, we propose using the horizontal dilution of precision (HDOP) to decrease the localization error in indoor environments for UWB localization systems. To achieve this aim, first we determine the positioning accuracy of a commercially available UWB positioning system using laboratory experiments. Next, the results of the position estimations obtained by the HDOP are compared with the experimental results acquired by the UWB positioning system. Finally, we investigate a detailed comparison with the least squares (LS), nonlinear regression …
Comparative Learning Global Particle Swarm Optimization For Optimal Distributed Generations' Output, Jasrul Jamani Jamian, Hazlie Mokhlis, Mohd Wazir Mustafa, Mohd Noor Abdullah, Muhammad Ariff Baharuddin
Comparative Learning Global Particle Swarm Optimization For Optimal Distributed Generations' Output, Jasrul Jamani Jamian, Hazlie Mokhlis, Mohd Wazir Mustafa, Mohd Noor Abdullah, Muhammad Ariff Baharuddin
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
The appropriate output of distributed generation (DG) in a distribution network is important for maximizing the benefit of the DG installation in the network. Therefore, most researchers have concentrated on the optimization technique to compute the optimal DG value. In this paper, the comparative learning in global particle swarm optimization (CLGPSO) method is introduced. The implementation of individual cognitive and social acceleration coefficient values for each particle and a new fourth term in the velocity formula make the process of convergence faster. This new algorithm is tested on 6 standard mathematical test functions and a 33-bus distribution system. The performance …
Solving A New Bi-Objective Joint Replenishment Inventory Model With Modified Rand And Genetic Algorithms, Ommolbanin Yousefi, Seyed Jafar Sadjadi
Solving A New Bi-Objective Joint Replenishment Inventory Model With Modified Rand And Genetic Algorithms, Ommolbanin Yousefi, Seyed Jafar Sadjadi
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
There are many cases in real inventory systems where more than one objective must be optimized. The main purpose of this research is to develop a multiobjective joint replenishment problem (JRP), where one objective is the minimization of the total inventory investment and another is the minimization of the total inventory ordering and holding costs. To solve the suggested model, 3 algorithms are proposed. In the first algorithm, the existing RAND method, called the best heuristic for solving the JRP, is modified and a new heuristic algorithm is developed to be applicable to the JRP with 2 objectives. The second …
A New Approach Of Nonblind Watermarking Methods Based On Dwt And Svd Via Lu Decomposition, Onur Jane, Ersi̇n Elbaşi
A New Approach Of Nonblind Watermarking Methods Based On Dwt And Svd Via Lu Decomposition, Onur Jane, Ersi̇n Elbaşi
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Multimedia security has been the focal point of considerable research activity in the last decade, mainly because of its wide application area. Watermarking, in particular, is identified as a major technology to achieve copyright protection and multimedia security. Therefore, recent studies in the literature include some evident approaches for embedding data into a multimedia element. Because of its useful frequency component separation, the discrete wavelet transform (DWT) is commonly used in watermarking schemes. Moreover, singular value decomposition (SVD) and lower-and-upper (LU) decomposition have little effect on the perception of the watermark. Therefore, in this study, a combination of DWT and …
Implementation Of Neural Network-Based Maximum Power Tracking Control For Wind Turbine Generators, Abdulhaki̇m Karakaya, Ercüment Karakaş
Implementation Of Neural Network-Based Maximum Power Tracking Control For Wind Turbine Generators, Abdulhaki̇m Karakaya, Ercüment Karakaş
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
In this study, the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) of a permanent magnet synchronous generator used in a wind generator system is realized by a prototype installed in a laboratory environment. The installed prototype is modeled in a MATLAB/Simulink environment. The MPPT is realized by an artificial neural network (ANN). The obtained simulation and experimental results are compared. The maximum power estimation at various windmill speeds (rpm) of the trained ANN in determined reference speeds is analyzed. The zero crossing points of the phases are determined by a digital signal peripheral interface controller and the system is operated according to …
Face Recognition Across Pose Variation And The 3s Problem, Jamal Hussain Shah, Muhammad Sharif, Mudassar Raza, Aisha Azeem
Face Recognition Across Pose Variation And The 3s Problem, Jamal Hussain Shah, Muhammad Sharif, Mudassar Raza, Aisha Azeem
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Most face recognition methods are based on linear and nonlinear subspace features extraction and classification tasks. These classification methods are used for global and local facial features for person identification. Both local and global features play different roles for recognition and classification. There are a number of face recognition methods that have been proposed up until now, and they produce good results. However, when small sample size (3S) and pose variation problems are taken into consideration, face recognition becomes more complex and does not produce good results. In this paper, 3S and pose variation problems are dealt with. First, linear …
The Design Of An Embedded Spinal Cord Stimulator, Fi̇kret Yalçinkaya, Ali̇ Erbaş
The Design Of An Embedded Spinal Cord Stimulator, Fi̇kret Yalçinkaya, Ali̇ Erbaş
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Spinal cord stimulation is a physical therapy methodology utilizing electrical impulses, pulses, or a combination of various standard electrical waveforms to block pain. However, standard forms are not functioning effectively for each illness due to the unique conditions of the patient. Therefore, patient-specific waveforms (or user-defined waveforms) integrated with nondestructive, complete, or partially noninvasive and effective medical instruments to help relieve pain are required. In the literature, 2 different designs have been discussed: the bedside/portable and the implantable/surgical types. This work is introducing a new hybrid type: a portable touch-screen multichannel embedded spinal cord stimulator. This work is made of …
A Comparison Of Fuzzy Logic And Pid Controllers To Control Transmitted Power Using A Tcsc, Mohsen Hosseinzadeh Soreshjani, Navid Reza Abjadi, Abbas Kargar, Gholamreza Arab Markadeh
A Comparison Of Fuzzy Logic And Pid Controllers To Control Transmitted Power Using A Tcsc, Mohsen Hosseinzadeh Soreshjani, Navid Reza Abjadi, Abbas Kargar, Gholamreza Arab Markadeh
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Nowadays, the use of flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS) is an economical and interesting approach to improve power transfer capability. The thyristor-controlled series capacitor, as a member of the FACTS family, can control interrelated parameters with dynamism due to its ability of rapid control and stabilization. Regardless of all of the works in this area, the control of transmitted power through the design of the firing angle controller is still missing. In this paper, first, the open-loop firing angle controller and its sensitivities are analyzed to fill in this gap. Next, closed-loop controllers such as PID and fuzzy controllers are …
Development And Optimization Of A Dsp-Based Real-Time Lane Detection Algorithm On A Mobile Platform, Gürkan Küçükyildiz, Hasan Ocak
Development And Optimization Of A Dsp-Based Real-Time Lane Detection Algorithm On A Mobile Platform, Gürkan Küçükyildiz, Hasan Ocak
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
In this study, image processing-based real-time lane detection, which is one of the significant problems in autonomous vehicle control, is explored. A mobile robot platform is developed for that purpose. The motion of the mobile robot is provided by 4 direct current motors, which are independently controlled. An image processing code is developed in a Visual DSP 5.0 environment and run on a BF-561 processor embedded in the ADSP BF-561 EZ-KIT LITE evaluation board (Analog Devices). In the image processing algorithm, Hough lines obtained from the Hough transform of the captured images are called candidate lane marks. Various elimination methods …
Design And Implementation Of A Microcontroller Based Wind Energy Conversion System, Mehmet Demi̇rtaş, Şeri̇f Şerefoğlu
Design And Implementation Of A Microcontroller Based Wind Energy Conversion System, Mehmet Demi̇rtaş, Şeri̇f Şerefoğlu
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
In this study, a dsPIC-controlled DC/DC boost converter and a wind turbine control system that tracks the maximum power point are designed and implemented. In practice, the energy generated by a permanent magnet synchronous wind turbine is applied to the load using a circuit that consists of a rectifier, boost converter, and protective load. The converter operates in the designed mode 35% more efficiently than in the normal operation mode. In addition, the wind turbine is protected from overvoltages in strong windy weather using the protective circuit. Experimental results show that the ripple value on the direct current belonging to …
Optimization Of Job Shop Scheduling Problems Using Modified Clonal Selection Algorithm, Yilmaz Atay, Hali̇fe Kodaz
Optimization Of Job Shop Scheduling Problems Using Modified Clonal Selection Algorithm, Yilmaz Atay, Hali̇fe Kodaz
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Artificial immune systems (AISs) are one of the artificial intelligence techniques studied a lot in recent years. AISs are based on the principles and mechanisms of the natural immune system. In this study, the clonal selection algorithm, which is used commonly in AISs, is modified. This algorithm is applied to job shop scheduling problems, which are one of the most difficult optimization problems. For applying application results to the optimum solution, parameter values giving the optimum solution are determined by analyzing the parameters in the algorithm. The obtained results are given in detail in the tables and figures. The best …
Study On Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors For Hybrid Electric Vehicle Traction Drive Application Considering Permanent Magnet Type And Temperature, Javad Soleimani, Abolfazl Vahedi, Abdolhossein Ejlali, Mohammadhossein Barzegari Bafghi
Study On Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors For Hybrid Electric Vehicle Traction Drive Application Considering Permanent Magnet Type And Temperature, Javad Soleimani, Abolfazl Vahedi, Abdolhossein Ejlali, Mohammadhossein Barzegari Bafghi
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Recently, interior permanent magnet synchronous motors (Interior-PMSMs) have become known as a good candidate for hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) traction drive application due to their unique merits. However, the dynamic and steady-state behaviors of these motors are quite dependent on the permanent magnet (PM) type, configuration, and volume in rotor structures. This paper uses a novel structure of Interior-PMSMs for traction applications with fragmental buried rotor magnets in order to achieve low torque ripple, iron losses, and cogging torque. In this paper, first, the effect of the PM type on a d-q equivalent circuit model is examined. Next, the design …
A New Psfb Converter-Based Inverter Arc Welding Machine With High Power Density And High Efficiency, İsmai̇l Aksoy
A New Psfb Converter-Based Inverter Arc Welding Machine With High Power Density And High Efficiency, İsmai̇l Aksoy
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
In this study, a high-performance single-phase inverter arc welding machine is presented. Power control of the developed welding machine is realized with a high-frequency, phase-shifted full bridge (PSFB) pulse-width modulation (PWM) converter. The PSFB PWM converter operates with soft switching at no load and full load. There is no need to use a passive snubber in the converter. Welding machine control is implemented with a digital signal processor (DSP) and phase-shift PWM IC. By means of the DSP, advanced arc welding functions and protection features such as short-circuit, over-current, and temperature protection are achieved. The current and voltage waveforms given …
Frequency-Emulated Uniform Cellular Automata, Hürevren Kiliç
Frequency-Emulated Uniform Cellular Automata, Hürevren Kiliç
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
The notion of a frequency-emulated (f-emulated) uniform cellular automata (CA) that enables the behavior emulation of some elementary CA via memory usage is introduced. An algorithm that generates f-emulated uniform CA sets is developed and an upper bound for its output size is given. It is observed that traffic rule 184 together with its 2-emulator version, which generates the behavior of the known majority rule 232, performs the density classification task perfectly. Moreover, it is possible to use a 2-emulated uniform CA for the solution of the parity problem.
Dynamics, Stability, And Actuation Methods For Powered Compass Gait Walkers, Koray Kadi̇r Şafak
Dynamics, Stability, And Actuation Methods For Powered Compass Gait Walkers, Koray Kadi̇r Şafak
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
In this paper, methods to achieve actively powered walking on level ground using a simple 2-dimensional walking model (compass-gait walker) are explored. The walker consists of 2 massless legs connected at the hip joint, a point mass at the hip, and an infinitesimal point mass at the feet. The walker is actuated either by applying equal joint torques at the hip and ankle, by an impulse applied at the toe off, immediately before the heel strike, or by the combination of both. It is shown that actuating the walker by equal joint torques at the hip and ankle on level …
Simulation Of A Flowing Snow Avalanche Using Molecular Dynamics, Deni̇zhan Güçer, Hali̇l Bülent Özgüç
Simulation Of A Flowing Snow Avalanche Using Molecular Dynamics, Deni̇zhan Güçer, Hali̇l Bülent Özgüç
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
This paper presents an approach for the modeling and simulation of a flowing snow avalanche, which is formed of dry and liquefied snow that slides down a slope, using molecular dynamics and the discrete element method. A particle system is utilized as a base method for the simulation and marching cubes with real-time shaders are employed for rendering. A uniform grid-based neighbor search algorithm is used for collision detection for interparticle and particle-terrain interactions. A mass-spring model of the collision resolution is employed to mimic the compressibility of the snow and particle attraction forces are put into use between the …
Fault Tolerant Broadcasting Analysis In Wireless Monitoring Networks, Akbar Ghaffarpour Rahbar
Fault Tolerant Broadcasting Analysis In Wireless Monitoring Networks, Akbar Ghaffarpour Rahbar
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Wireless monitoring networks can be used for security applications such as the monitoring of narrow passages and operational fields. These networks can be designed based on sensor networks. In sensor networks, each node can hear a message and broadcast the message to its neighbor nodes. Nevertheless, nodes may fail, so that faulty nodes cannot hear or cannot transmit any message, where the locations of the faulty nodes are unknown and their failures are permanent. In this paper, the nodes are situated on a line or a square grid-based topology in a plane for security/monitoring applications. For each topology, 2 nonadaptive …
Online Feature Selection And Classification With Incomplete Data, Habi̇l Kalkan
Online Feature Selection And Classification With Incomplete Data, Habi̇l Kalkan
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
This paper presents a classification system in which learning, feature selection, and classification for incomplete data are simultaneously carried out in an online manner. Learning is conducted on a predefined model including the class-dependent mean vectors and correlation coefficients, which are obtained by incrementally processing the incoming observations with missing features. A nearest neighbor with a Gaussian mixture model, whose parameters are also estimated from the trained model, is used for classification. When a testing observation is received, the algorithm discards the missing attributes on the observation and ranks the available features by performing feature selection on the model that …
A Method For Ontology-Based Semantic Relatedness Measurement, Görkem Gi̇ray, Murat Osman Ünalir
A Method For Ontology-Based Semantic Relatedness Measurement, Görkem Gi̇ray, Murat Osman Ünalir
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
There are many methods having different approaches for assessing similarity and relatedness and they are used in many application areas, including web service discovery, invocation and composition, word sense disambiguation, information retrieval, ontology alignment and merging, document clustering, and short answer grading. These methods can be categorized as path-based, information content-based, feature-based, geometric model-based, and hybrid approaches. These approaches use resources such as concept hierarchy, conceptual graph, and corpus for computing similarity and relatedness. With the rise of the semantic web, ontologies have attracted the attention of several researchers. Ontologies represented in the Web Ontology Language (OWL) are also valuable …
A Combined Protective Scheme For Fault Classification And Identification Of Faulty Section In Series Compensated Transmission Lines, Resul Çöteli̇
A Combined Protective Scheme For Fault Classification And Identification Of Faulty Section In Series Compensated Transmission Lines, Resul Çöteli̇
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
The fault detection process is very difficult in transmission lines with a fixed series capacitor because of the nonlinear behavior of protection device and series-parallel resonance. This paper proposes a new method based on S-transform (ST) and support vector machines (SVMs) for fault classification and identification of a faulty section in a transmission line with a fixed series capacitor placed at the middle of the line. In the proposed method, the fault detection process is carried out by using distinctive features of 3-line signals (line voltages and currents) and zero sequence current. The relevant features of these signals are obtained …
A New Tool For Qt Interval Analysis During Sleep In Healthy And Obstructive Sleep Apnea Subjects: A Study On Women, Kemal Ali̇can Kaya, Bülent Yilmaz
A New Tool For Qt Interval Analysis During Sleep In Healthy And Obstructive Sleep Apnea Subjects: A Study On Women, Kemal Ali̇can Kaya, Bülent Yilmaz
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
By monitoring the Q wave/T wave (QT) interval computed from electrocardiography (ECG) signals during sleep, it is possible to create a link between the ventricular repolarization and sleep stages. In this study, we aimed to find a robust and simple approach to automatically determine the fiducials on each 30-s sleep epoch, such as the Q, R, and T-end points, on long sleep ECG recordings in order to statistically analyze the effect of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and sleep stages on QT intervals. This is a retrospective study in which the ECG data extracted from the polysomnography recordings of 7 healthy …
Encoderless Position Estimation And Error Correction Techniques For Miniature Mobile Robots, Farshad Arvin, Masoud Bekravi
Encoderless Position Estimation And Error Correction Techniques For Miniature Mobile Robots, Farshad Arvin, Masoud Bekravi
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
This paper presents an encoderless position estimation technique for miniature-sized mobile robots. Odometry techniques, which are based on the hardware components, are commonly used for calculating the geometric location of mobile robots. Therefore, the robot must be equipped with an appropriate sensor to measure the motion. However, due to the hardware limitations of some robots, employing extra hardware is impossible. On the other hand, in swarm robotic research, which uses a large number of mobile robots, equipping the robots with motion sensors might be costly. In this study, the trajectory of the robot is divided into several small displacements over …
A Novel Uwb Cpw-Fed Ring-Shaped Antenna With Band-Notched Characteristics, Maryam Majidzadeh, Changiz Ghobadi
A Novel Uwb Cpw-Fed Ring-Shaped Antenna With Band-Notched Characteristics, Maryam Majidzadeh, Changiz Ghobadi
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
A novel compact omnidirectional coplanar waveguide (CPW)-fed antenna with band-notched characteristics has been designed and analyzed. The proposed ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna has a simple structure. A ring-shaped radiating patch is excited by a CPW feed line. By creating 2 square slots on the top corners of the antenna, a new resonance is excited and the bandwidth is enhanced. The band-notched function is achieved by applying 2 rectangular stubs to the ground plane structure. The proposed antenna occupies a small size of 20 x 20 x 1 mm^3 and covers a wide frequency range of 3.1--14 GHz, except for 5--6 GHz, …