Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Challenges and solutions in car roof glass antenna design

Lau, Buon Kiong LU orcid and Aliakbari, Hanieh LU orcid (2025) 9th IEEE Radio and Antenna Days of the Indian Ocean, RADIO 2025 In 2025 IEEE Radio and Antenna Days of the Indian Ocean, RADIO 2025
Abstract

For many years, car antennas of various applications are co-integrated into the roof-mounted “shark fin” module. More recently, both hidden antennas and full glass roofs are becoming trendy in the car industry. Taken together, they point to the integration of car antennas into glass roof being an attractive car antenna solution. However, such a solution is challenging to realize due to the roof glass presenting a hostile environment for antenna integration. In this paper, we introduce the challenges relating to car roof glass antenna integration and review two recent roof glass antenna solutions for positioning and cellular applications.

Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
and
organization
publishing date
type
Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
publication status
published
subject
host publication
2025 IEEE Radio and Antenna Days of the Indian Ocean, RADIO 2025
series title
2025 IEEE Radio and Antenna Days of the Indian Ocean, RADIO 2025
publisher
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
conference name
9th IEEE Radio and Antenna Days of the Indian Ocean, RADIO 2025
conference location
Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius
conference dates
2025-10-27 - 2025-10-30
external identifiers
  • scopus:105032388793
ISBN
9798331536527
DOI
10.1109/RADIO65825.2025.11296357
language
English
LU publication?
yes
id
8be552fa-1e17-469d-8084-38ee14d93583
date added to LUP
2026-04-22 14:07:49
date last changed
2026-05-21 16:02:26
@inproceedings{8be552fa-1e17-469d-8084-38ee14d93583,
  abstract     = {{<p>For many years, car antennas of various applications are co-integrated into the roof-mounted “shark fin” module. More recently, both hidden antennas and full glass roofs are becoming trendy in the car industry. Taken together, they point to the integration of car antennas into glass roof being an attractive car antenna solution. However, such a solution is challenging to realize due to the roof glass presenting a hostile environment for antenna integration. In this paper, we introduce the challenges relating to car roof glass antenna integration and review two recent roof glass antenna solutions for positioning and cellular applications.</p>}},
  author       = {{Lau, Buon Kiong and Aliakbari, Hanieh}},
  booktitle    = {{2025 IEEE Radio and Antenna Days of the Indian Ocean, RADIO 2025}},
  isbn         = {{9798331536527}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  series       = {{2025 IEEE Radio and Antenna Days of the Indian Ocean, RADIO 2025}},
  title        = {{Challenges and solutions in car roof glass antenna design}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/RADIO65825.2025.11296357}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/RADIO65825.2025.11296357}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}