Comparing the simulated and measured results of a pneumatically controlled antenna

Author

Wu, Bin ; Okoniewski, Michal ; Hayden, Chris

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

fYear

2014

fDate

16-18 June 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The simulated and measured results of a reconfigurable antenna with switchable polarization, using pneumatic control of solid dielectric slugs, are compared. The antenna structure and materials used for fabrication are described. The realization of each polarization state (LP/LHCP/RHCP), given a specific manipulation of the slug positions, is explained. The gain values, antenna patterns, and axial ratio and impedance bandwidths were found to be very consistent between simulations and measurements.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; pneumatic control equipment; polarisation; slot antennas; antenna patterns; axial ratio; impedance bandwidth; pneumatically controlled antenna; reconfigurable antenna; solid dielectric slugs; switchable polarization; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Atmospheric measurements; Microstrip; Particle measurements; Slot lines; Switches; Reconfigurable antennas; circular polarization; pneumatic control; switchable polarization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwaves, Radar, and Wireless Communication (MIKON), 2014 20th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Gdansk

Print_ISBN

978-617-607-553-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MIKON.2014.6899828

Filename

6899828