DocumentCode
1919628
Title
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) actuators for antenna reconfigurability
Author
Simons, R.N. ; Donghoon Chun ; Katehi, L.P.B.
Author_Institution
NASA Glenn Res. Center, Dynacs Eng. Co. Inc., Cleveland, OH, USA
Volume
1
fYear
2001
fDate
20-24 May 2001
Firstpage
215
Abstract
A novel microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) actuator for patch antenna reconfiguration is presented for the first time. A key feature is the capability of multi-band operation without greatly increasing the antenna element dimensions. Experimental results demonstrate that the center frequency can be reconfigured from few hundred MHz to few GHz away from the nominal operating frequency.
Keywords
microactuators; microstrip antennas; multibeam antennas; MEMS actuators; antenna element dimensions; antenna reconfigurability; center frequency; multi-band operation; nominal operating frequency; patch antenna reconfiguration; Actuators; Antenna arrays; Electrostatics; Frequency; Microelectromechanical systems; Micromechanical devices; Patch antennas; Phased arrays; Structural beams; Substrates;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2001 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
Phoenix, AZ, USA
ISSN
0149-645X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6538-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.2001.966874
Filename
966874
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