High Gain Circularly Polarized Patch Antenna for Communications Between Cutting Tools and the Control Unit of Mining Equipment

Details

• Personal Author:
  Elsherbeni AZ ; Kringlen CT ; Rostami J
• Description:
  A 2.44 GHz high gain circular polarized (CP) patch antenna is designed, fabricated and tested for operation while mounted on a rotating cutting drum of a mining or excavation machine. This design incorporates a radiating element that is elevated above the ground plane to increase the antenna gain. The design utilizes a single feed source and a square truncated corner patch to produce CP radiation. The gain of the final design reached 9 dBi with a sufficiently CP axial ratio and more than -25 dB cross-polarization isolation. This system enables the data communication between the rock cutting tools installed on the machine and the unit to enable the remote monitoring of tool conditions as well as identification of the formations being mined. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automation Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Circular Polarization Cutting Tools Excavation Equipment High Gain Mining And Excavation Equipment Mining Equipment Monitoring Systems Patch Antenna
• ISSN:
  1054-4887
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  39
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070544
• Citation:
  Appl Comput Electromagn Soc J 2024 Jul; 39(7):642-650
• Email:
  collinkringlen@mines.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado School of Mines
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20190913
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d8121803081c9fc65289c6e01060a37657f8551648db37a3f557ec85dcf27bdb8d6f5fbc94e99b1dfa9da898a5b93de56ad0f3123fc06a147512bf2a6282f705
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208729/cdc_208729_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 9.95 MB ]