A Thick Origami Traveling Wave Antenna

Authors

  • Gian P. Carrara Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Florida International University Miami, FL, USA
  • Muhammad Hamza Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Florida International University Miami, FL, USA
  • Constantinos L. Zekios Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Florida International University Miami, FL, USA
  • Stavros V. Georgakopoulos Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Florida International University Miami, FL, USA

Keywords:

antenna, circular polarization, hinge, thick origami, travelling wave antenna

Abstract

This paper presents a thick origami foldable traveling wave antenna. A typical microstrip rampart-line antenna is appropriately modified to enable folding/unfolding capability using a surrogate hinge. This antenna is designed on a 1:5 mmthick FR4 substrate circularly polarized at 3:4 GHz and exhibits a peak gain of approximately 2:85 dB at broadside.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

W. Su, S. A. Nauroze, B. Ryan, and M. M. Tentzeris, “Novel 3D printed liquid-metal-alloy microfluidics-based zigzag and helical antennas for origami reconfigurable antenna ‘trees’,” 2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), Honololu, HI, 2017, pp. 1579-1582. 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 Frequency (GHz) -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 Gain (dB) Array with Hinge Array without Hinge 3.4 GHz 2.8 dB Fig. 4: Gain vs frequency. 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 Frequency (GHz) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Axial Ratio (dB) Array with Hinge Array without Hinge 3.4 GHz 3 dB Fig. 5: Axial ratio vs frequency.

X. Liu, C. L. Zekios, and S. V. Georgakopoulos, “Analysis of a Packable and Tunable Origami Multi-Radii Helical Antenna,” in IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 13003-13014, 2019.

K. Miura, “Method of packaging and deployment of large membranes in space,” The Inst. Space Anstronauit. Sci reportm, vol. 618, pp. 1709- 1719, 1985.

D. Sessions, K. Fuchi, S. Pallampati, D. Grayson, S. Seiler, G. Bazzan, G. Reich, P. Buskohl, and G. H. Huff, “Investigation of FoldDependent Behavior in an Origami-Inspired FSS Under Normal Incidence,” Progress In Electromagnetics Research M, vol. 63, pp. 131-139, 2018.

S. Yao, X. Liu, and S. V. Georgakopoulos, “Morphing Origami Conical Spiral Antenna Based on the Nojima Wrap,” in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 65, no. 5, pp. 2222-2232, May 2017.

M. Hamza, C. L. Zekios, and S. V. Georgakopoulos, “A Thick Origami Reconfigurable and Packable Patch Array with Enhanced Beam Steering,” in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. doi: 10.1109/TAP.2020.2963922.

P. S. Hall, “Rampart microstrip line antennas,” European Patent Application 79301340.0, 1979.

D. Figueiredo and B. Parker, “Developing New Classes of ThickOrigami-Based Mechanisms: Conceal-and-Reveal Motion and Folding Printed Circuit Boards,” (2017). Theses and Dissertations. 6646.

Downloads

Published

2020-11-07

How to Cite

[1]
Gian P. Carrara, Muhammad Hamza, Constantinos L. Zekios, and Stavros V. Georgakopoulos, “A Thick Origami Traveling Wave Antenna”, ACES Journal, vol. 35, no. 11, pp. 1416–1417, Nov. 2020.

Issue

Section

Articles