Authors : Dzufi Iszura Ispawi, Hadi Jumaat, Mazlina Mansor Hassan, Mohd Tarmizi Ali, Nurulazlina Ramli and Bibi Sarpinah Bt. Sheikh Naimullah
Abstract: Underwater communication technology is not as developed as free-space (terrestrial) communication. Some research are being done but most of the study’s concentrating on antenna used in seawater application. An array antenna to be used in shallow water is designed. The frequency used is 405 MHz that allowed those commercial devices with such frequency to be used in shallow freshwater in terms of communicating purpose. This research study will involve several steps which are: antenna design, simulation, producing prototype, testing prototype and result analysis. The software used for designing and simulating the antenna is CST Studio Suite. In terms of hardware, the design is by using microstrip array antenna. The advantages of this design is ease of construction, lightweight, low cost and extremely thin protrusion from surface. The key features make microstrip antenna popular in free-space applications. The result of the prototype testing will be discussed.
Dzufi Iszura Ispawi, Hadi Jumaat, Mazlina Mansor Hassan, Mohd Tarmizi Ali, Nurulazlina Ramli and Bibi Sarpinah Bt. Sheikh Naimullah, 2019. Antenna Design for Shallow Freshwater Applications. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 14: 6181-6184.