Conformal Load-Bearing Antenna Structures—Mechanical Loading Considerations

• DOI: 10.3390/s22010048
• Publication Date: 2021-12-23T07:02:57Z
• Authors: Rowan Healey; Kelvin J. Nicholson; John Wang; Joel E. Patniotis; Taylor Lynch; Wing K. Chiu
• Keywords: Conformal antenna

One of the important functions antennas is to facilitate wireless communication. The IEEE 802.11 part IEEE802 set local area network technical standards, and specifies media access control physical layer protocols for implementing computer protocol with a centre frequency 2.4 GHz has bandwidth 22 MHz. A conformal load-bearing antenna structure (CLAS) facilitating this communication band that tuned must remain within bandwidth. aim paper investigate effects mechanical loading imposed on patch respect its ability specified configurations considered include tensile, biaxial, twisting. This will also report response presence disbond between metallised substrate, which can arise due fabrication anomalies operational usage. numerical work assist in design experimental testing electromagnetic properties an embedded CLAS, ultimately be used inform selection appropriate regions place deformable surfaces.