This paper presents a radiation pattern reconfigurable (RPR) multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna with an electromagnetic band gap (EBG) for improved steering performance. The designed RPR-MIMO operates at 3.5 GHz with S11 < -10 dB, S21 < -15 dB, steered angle of more than 19° and a minimum average gain of 5 dBi at all steered directions. The proposed EBG structure improved the steering angle that is affected when the RPR is deployed as the MIMO.
