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Biomimetic Antenna Design for an Airborne Atmospheric Probe.

Authors :
Prather, J. Craig
Bolt, Michael
Horton, Tyler
Bottenfield, Brent
Wentworth, Stuart
Adams, Mark L.
Source :
IEEE Transactions on Antennas & Propagation; Jan2019, Vol. 67 Issue 1, p48-55, 8p
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

This paper discusses the design and implementation of a biomimetic, flexible antenna system consisting of flexible dipoles on Pyralux AP. They are implemented into a novel, airborne atmospheric sensor system. The antennas and substrate serve a secondary function as a rotor system, forcing the sensor nodes to autorotate when falling to maximize drag and decrease their fall speed. The designed antenna system works both in the industrial, scientific, and medical band and the GPS L1 band with the designed antennas having bandwidths of 100 and 130 MHz, respectively. This paper also presents a test procedure to characterize the antenna performance at different bend angles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0018926X
Volume :
67
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
IEEE Transactions on Antennas & Propagation
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
134231465
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2018.2874773