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- Title
Conformal Design of a High-Performance Antenna for Energy-Autonomous UWB Communication.
- Authors
Agarwal, Shobit; Masotti, Diego; Nikolaou, Symeon; Costanzo, Alessandra
- Abstract
In view of the need for communication with distributed sensors/items, this paper presents the design of a single-port antenna with dual-mode operation, representing the front-end of a future generation tag acting as a position sensor, with identification and energy harvesting capabilities. An Archimedean spiral covers the lower European Ultra-Wideband (UWB) frequency range for communication/localization purposes, whereas a non-standard dipole operates in the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) band to wirelessly receive the energy. The versatility of the antenna is guaranteed by the inclusion of a High Impedance Surface (HIS) back layer, which is responsible for the low-profile stack-up and the insensitivity to the background material. A conformal design, supported by 3D-printing technology, is pursued to check the versatility of the proposed architecture in view of any application involving its deformation and tracking/powering operations.
- Subjects
ANTENNA design; DISTRIBUTED sensors; POSITION sensors; SURFACE impedance; CONFORMAL antennas
- Publication
Sensors (14248220), 2021, Vol 21, Issue 17, p5939
- ISSN
1424-8220
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/s21175939