An autonomous self-adapting conformal array for cylindrical surfaces with a changing radius

Benjamin D. Braaten; Sayan Roy; I. Irfanullah; Sanjay Nariyal; Dimitris E. Anagnostou

doi:10.1109/APS.2014.6905218

An autonomous self-adapting conformal array for cylindrical surfaces with a changing radius

Benjamin D. Braaten^*, Sayan Roy, I. Irfanullah, Sanjay Nariyal, Dimitris E. Anagnostou

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Abstract

Conformal antennas are being used more often in modern wireless communication systems. Because of this increased usage, novel self-adapting arrays have been developed for improving the performance of wireless communication systems that use conformal antennas on changing surfaces. Among the changing surfaces of interest is a cylinder with a varying radius and in this work, the properties of an autonomous self-adapting 4 × 4 conformal array for changing cylindrical surfaces is presented. A sensor circuit is used to measure the radius-of-curvature of the cylindrical surface and this information is used to control phased-shifters in the 4 × 4 conformal array for phase-compensation of the radiation pattern. This array has been denoted as the SELF-adapting FLEXible (SELFLEX) array. Finally, the self-adapting characteristics of the array are validated with measurements and simulations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2014 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI)
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1784-1785
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479935406
ISBN (Print)	9781479935383
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/APS.2014.6905218
Publication status	Published - 22 Sept 2014
Event	2014 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium - Tenesse, Memphis, United States Duration: 6 Jul 2014 → 11 Jul 2014

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Conference	2014 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium
Abbreviated title	APSURSI
Country/Territory	United States
City	Memphis
Period	6/07/14 → 11/07/14

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Braaten, BD, Roy, S, Irfanullah, I, Nariyal, S & Anagnostou, DE 2014, An autonomous self-adapting conformal array for cylindrical surfaces with a changing radius. in 2014 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI). IEEE, pp. 1784-1785, 2014 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, Memphis, United States, 6/07/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/APS.2014.6905218

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