Balderas, Luz I.Reyna, AlbertoPanduro, Marco A.Río Bocio, Carlos delGutierrez, Arnulfo R.2020-03-062020-03-0620192169-353610.1109/ACCESS.2019.2939511https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/36443This article presents a new design of an ultra-wideband conformal antenna for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) applications. The antenna is a low-profile structure which is very suitable to diminish aerial vehicle drag problem. The design utilizes Rogers Duroid 5880LZ material with dimensions of 29 mm x 39 mm. The measurement results show an ultrawideband performance of the S-11 < -10dB from 2.9 GHz to 15.9 GHz. A Y-rounded shape achieves this frequency range with a parasitic circular element at the center of the structure. The acceptable radiation pattern performance is until 10.1 GHz, and the system fidelity factor is SFF > 0.9 in the maximum radiation. The proposed antenna was simulated and measured to test its performance when it is mounted on an UAV model.9 p.application/pdfengThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.Unmanned aerial vehicleConformal antennaUWB antennainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAcceso abierto / Sarbide irekia