Antenna arrangements for heavy-duty vehicles
AssigneeVolvo Truck Corporation
InventorJohan Wettergren
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Abstract
A heavy-duty vehicle unit comprising a body structure arranged to be supported on a horizontal ground surface by a plurality of wheels, the body structure comprising a front surface, a top surface and left and right side surfaces. The front surface is arranged transversally to the ground surface and facing in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle unit, where the left and right side surfaces are arranged transversally to the ground surface and facing in respective lateral directions of the vehicle unit. The top surface is arranged distally from the ground surface and transversal to the front surface and to the side surfaces. The heavy-duty vehicle unit comprises one or more horizontally polarized antenna elements arranged extending out from the left and/or right side surface of the body structure.
Claims14
A heavy-duty vehicle unit comprising a body structure arranged to be supported on a horizontal ground surface by a plurality of wheels,
- the body structure comprising a front surface, a top surface and left and right side surfaces, where the front surface is arranged transversally to the ground surface and facing in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle unit,
- where the left and right side surfaces are arranged transversally to the ground surface and facing in respective lateral directions of the vehicle unit,
- where the top surface is arranged distally from the ground surface and transversal to the front surface and to the side surfaces,
- wherein the heavy-duty vehicle unit comprises one or more horizontally polarized antenna elements, each antenna element arranged extending out from the left or right side surface of the body structure,
- wherein the one or more antenna elements are configured for transmission and/or reception of radio signals in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle unit.
A method for radio communication involving a heavy-duty vehicle unit comprising a body structure arranged to be supported on a horizontal ground surface by a plurality of wheels, the body structure comprising a front surface, a top surface and left and right side surfaces, where the front surface is arranged transversally to the ground surface and facing in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle unit, where the left and right side surfaces are arranged transversally to the ground surface and facing in respective lateral directions of the vehicle unit, where the top surface is arranged distally from the ground surface and transversal to the front surface and to the side surfaces,
- the method comprising
- arranging one or more horizontally polarized antenna elements, each antenna element extending out from the left or right side surface of the body structure,
- configuring the one or more horizontally polarized antenna elements for transmission and/or reception of radio signals in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle unit, and
- communicating a radio signal via the one or more horizontally polarized antenna elements.
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