Knowledge-based heuristic optimisation technique for mm-wave 5G antenna

ABSTRACT

This work presents a knowledge-based decision-making robust antenna design (KDRAD) method that employs a heuristic-optimisation technique for antenna design. The method is used to create and scale a single-element antenna to operate at multiple frequencies within the 5 G range. In this study, a low-profile planar four-element microstrip antenna of 14.8 mm × 14.8 mm × 0.508 mm gives simulated and measured impedance bandwidths of about 1.18 GHz (26.43–27.61 GHz) and 1.08 GHz (26.42–27.50 GHz), respectively, with a centre frequency of 27 GHz. The mm-wave planar four-port antenna has a maximum gain of 7.2 dBi; isolation of 33.2 dB; and multiple antenna matrices with minimal ECC (0.000000109), high diversity gain (10 dB) and channel capacity loss of 0.00110 bits/s/Hz.

KEYWORDS:

• MIMO
• millimetre-wave
• 5G
• Knowledge-based decision-making robust antenna design

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).