A Design Methodology for Reconfigurable Reflectarrays with a Deformable Ground

C. Benteyn; R. Gillard; E. Fourn; G. Goussetis; H. Legay; L. Datashvili

doi:10.23919/EuCAP48036.2020.9135257

A Design Methodology for Reconfigurable Reflectarrays with a Deformable Ground

C. Benteyn, R. Gillard, E. Fourn, G. Goussetis, H. Legay, L. Datashvili

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Abstract

This article presents a new reconfigurable reflectarray concept involving mechanical actuators that modify the shape of an RF conductive flexible ground plane. The distance between the ground plane and the cells is used to control their reflected phase. A dedicated design methodology is proposed to optimize the performance while minimizing the number of actuators. As a first illustration, a 1D panel providing three different shaped beams with only four actuators is studied. Full-wave simulations with HFSS are used for validation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)
Publisher	IEEE
ISBN (Electronic)	9788831299008
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.23919/EuCAP48036.2020.9135257
Publication status	Published - 8 Jul 2020
Event	14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation 2020 - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 15 Mar 2020 → 20 Mar 2020

Conference

Conference	14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation 2020
Abbreviated title	EuCAP 2020
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Copenhagen
Period	15/03/20 → 20/03/20

Keywords

flexible ground plane.
mechanical reconfiguration
reflectarrays

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Signal Processing
Instrumentation
Radiation

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Benteyn, C, Gillard, R, Fourn, E, Goussetis, G, Legay, H & Datashvili, L 2020, A Design Methodology for Reconfigurable Reflectarrays with a Deformable Ground. in 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)., 9135257, IEEE, 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, 15/03/20. https://doi.org/10.23919/EuCAP48036.2020.9135257

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