• DocumentCode
    611360
  • Title

    Reconfigurable antenna using smart material

  • Author

    Aljonubi, K. ; AlAmoudi, Ahmed O. ; Langley, Richard J. ; Reaney, I.

  • Author_Institution
    ECP, KACST, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    8-12 April 2013
  • Firstpage
    917
  • Lastpage
    918
  • Abstract
    Results for a reconfigurable PIFA using smart materials are presented. A novel approach is investigated by using PZT materials that switch into contact using a dc control voltage to reconfigure the PIFA structure and hence produce a tunable antenna.
  • Keywords
    electrical contacts; intelligent materials; lead compounds; planar inverted-F antennas; PZT; PZT materials; contact; dc control voltage; reconfigurable PIFA structure; reconfigurable antenna; smart material; tunable antenna; Materials; Microwave antennas; Switches; PIFA; PZT; Reconfigurable Antenna; Smart Antenna; Smart Material;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2013 7th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Gothenburg
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-2187-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-88-907018-1-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6546416