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This paper presents an ultra-wideband pyramidal horn antenna for non-destructive fruit quality monitoring system. The proposed design simulation operates in the frequency range of 3.1–10.6 GHz. The antenna is supported by the rectangular waveguide feeder. The design is chosen based on the ability of the antenna to transmit and receive signal with wide bandwidth, high directivity and gain, and low Voltage Standing Wave Ratio. The antenna is designed and simulated by using Computer Simulation Technology Microwave Studio. The simulation result also validated by the experimental result. The simulation result shows that the proposed UWB pyramidal horn antenna exhibits small return loss with low VSWR as well as good radiation pattern in the frequency range of 3.1–10.6 GHz.
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This work is supported by Universiti Malaysia Pahang Internal Grant of RDU1703236.
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Abu Talip @ Yusof, N., Shaharum, S.M., Mohd Faudzi, A.A., Khatun, S., Abdul Karim, M.S., Hazali, S.F. (2019). Design of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Horn Antenna for Non-destructive Fruit Quality Monitoring. In: Md Zain, Z., et al. Proceedings of the 10th National Technical Seminar on Underwater System Technology 2018 . Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 538. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3708-6_45
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