Title :
Fabrication of F-Inverted Compact Antenna using a 3D printer
Author :
Laura Audino;Adrian Caldow
Author_Institution :
Defence Science and Technology Organisation, PO Box 1500, Edinburgh, S.A. 5111
Abstract :
The fabrication of an electrically small 916 MHz F-Inverted Compact Antenna (FICA) suitable for use in Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) applications is reported. The design is constructed using a consumer quality 3D desktop printer to produce a dielectric former onto which a wire helical element is wound. The use of a printed former eliminates several variances that arise when the antenna is entirely constructed by hand, leading to a more repeatable and robust fabrication approach.
Keywords :
"Three-dimensional displays","Fabrication","Solid modeling","Loss measurement","Wireless sensor networks","Feeds"
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (ISAP), 2015 International Symposium
