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Design and measurement of conformal antennas
Werner Wiesbeck,M. Younis,D. Loffler +2 more
- Vol. 1, pp 84-87
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In this paper, the advantages and drawbacks of cylindrical and spherical microstrip array antennas in terms of electrical performance and mechanical setup are discussed, and measured results for aperture coupled microstrip patch arrays on cylinear and spherical surfaces.Abstract:
An increasing number of complex and dedicated antennas in automotive systems, mobile communication and spaceborne and airborne applications require conformal integration. The term conformal antennas stands for antennas which are confined to the surface of the mechanical carrier. In addition to aerodynamical, aesthetic or integration features, conformal antennas can provide special antenna pattern requirement by an appropriate geometrical form. This contribution discusses the advantages and drawbacks of cylindrical and spherical microstrip array antennas in terms of electrical performance and mechanical setup. It further outlines the design of these antennas and shows measured results for aperture coupled microstrip patch arrays on cylindrical and spherical surfaces.read more
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An Arbitrary Conformal Array Pattern Synthesis Method That Include Mutual Coupling and Platform Effects
Qi Wang,Qing-Qiang He +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a novel method for synthesizing conformal arrays and optimizing low cross-polarizations including the efiects of elements mutual coupling and mounted platform is proposed.
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Cylindrical conformal single-patch microstrip antennas based on three dimensional woven glass fiber/epoxy resin composites
TL;DR: In this paper, the cylindrical conformal single-patch 3DIMAs with various curvatures were designed, simulated, fabricated and tested experimentally using a 3D orthogonal woven glass preform/epoxy resin composite system.
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Dependence of radius of cylindrical ground plane on the performance of coplanar based microstrip patch
TL;DR: Con conformal coplanar antennas show good promise for deployment in airborne and mobile applications as well as wireless applications.
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Electromagnetic performance and impact damage of the microstrip antennas integrated in cylindrical three dimensional woven composite structures
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Pattern synthesize of a cylindrical conformal array antenna by PSO algorithm
TL;DR: A focused beam is synthesized for a quarter cylindrical conformal array antenna using the PSO algorithm with small computations, which can be used in general for synthesizing arbitrary desired patterns and array geometries.
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Conformal Microstrip Antenna Array with Hemispherical Coverage for Mobile Users of Future Satellite Systems
TL;DR: The antenna presented in this paper consists of a semi-spherical microstrip patch array for C-band with local planar elements that enables Beam switching by single element switching avoids the use of complex phased array concepts.