Intro
Preface
Contents
List of Figures
1 Introduction
2 Wireless Infrastructure in the Transportation Market and the Challenges
2.1 Wireless Infrastructure in the Transportation Market
2.2 Mode of Communications
2.3 Wireless Cell Planning
2.4 Wireless Infrastructure Cost Proposition
2.4.1 What Constitutes to the Cost of the Communication Infrastructure?
2.4.2 Project Cost Estimation-A Case Study
2.5 What Are the Challenges?
2.6 How the Smart Antenna Structure Helps
References
3 State-of-the-Art Antenna System
3.1 Smart Antenna System

3.2 Antenna Array
3.3 Antenna Elements
3.4 The Modern Pre-Configurable Smart Antenna System
References
4 Designing the Smart Antenna System
4.1 The Microstrip Patch Antenna Elements
4.2 Designing Antenna Element and Optimisations
4.3 Design and Optimization of the Beamforming Antenna Array
4.4 Designing the Feeding Network for the Phased Array
References
5 Antenna Array Prototyping and Experimental Evaluation
5.1 Assembling the Prototype Antenna Array
5.2 Conducted Measurement
5.3 Radiated Measurement for the Antenna Arrays

5.3.1 The Antenna Measurement Topology
5.3.2 Radiation Measurement of the Single Element Antenna
5.3.3 The Radiation Pattern of the Antenna Arrays
References
6 Evaluation of the 360° Antenna Systems
6.1 Beamforming Performance Evaluation
6.2 Simulation Results of the Beamforming Antenna Array
6.3 Experimental Verification on the 360° Beamforming Systems
6.4 Construction of the 360° Beamforming System
6.5 Comparison with the State-of-the-Art Antennas
References
7 Conclusions and Future Directions

7.1 Type of IoT Sensors Commonly Presents in the Vehicular Environment
7.2 The Architecture of the Future Beamforming Antenna System
7.3 Benefits Gained from the Vehicular Operating Scenarios
7.4 Conclusions
Reference