DESIGN TRENDS OF HALF-WAVE DIPOLE ANTENNAS IN MATLAB FOR IOT AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
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https://doi.org/10.53555/eijas.v11i1.191Keywords:
Half-Wave Dipole, MATLAB Antenna Toolbox, IoT AntennasAbstract
This review examines the evolution of half-wave dipole antenna designs, mainly through modeling and simulation in MATLAB, for use in Internet of Things (IoT) and wireless systems. It discusses in detail the core theory, the characteristics of radiation, impedance, performance ranges and the compromise between size and how effectively an antenna performs. Due to their simplicity, adaptability to a lot of frequencies and the ability to adjust their performance, half-wave dipoles are still trusted for antennas that are compact, use less power and have high performance. Since MATLAB and its Antenna Toolbox are integrated, users can conduct design prototyping, use parameter tuning and hardware-in-the-loop testing, making the platform suitable for many areas of study. Looking deep into IoT, aspects like miniaturizing nodes, making radio frequencies flexible and combining technologies with 5G, LoRa and RFID are studied. Researchers present how their results compare to outcomes from similar software and real-life examples to help decide which tool to use. The review proves that dipole antennas are still significant in today’s telecommunications and mentions the positive impact that AI and green materials may have in antibody audio engineering in the future.
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