Title :
Overcoming failures in reconfigurable antenna arrays using equivalent frequency dependent graphs
Author :
Costantine, J. ; Rivera, M.J. ; Tawk, Y. ; Christodoulou, C.G.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., California State Univ. Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper discusses failures in arrays of reconfigurable antennas. Each array element is reconfigured via different electronic components such as switches, varactors, or other reconfiguration techniques. The possibility and origin of errors in such arrays is discussed and analysed. Overcoming such failures is based on the equivalence between various frequency dependent graphs that model the respective reconfigurable antenna arrays.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; failure analysis; graph theory; software radio; antenna array element; electronic component; equivalent frequency dependent graphs; reconfigurable antenna array failure; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Frequency dependence; Reliability engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0250-1
