Development of an Antenna Sensor for Occupant Detection in Passenger Transportation

Abstract This article describes the enhancement of a previously published rectangle patch antenna sensor system suited for occupant detection in mass transportation. Based on the previously developed antenna system, requested improvements in term of size, weight, interference resistance and power consumption have been developed and implemented via modelling, simulating and finally comparing simulated data with measurement results.

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