DocumentCode
2127542
Title
Detection of failures in switch reconfigurable antenna arrays using embedded sensing lines
Author
Rivera, M.J. ; Costantine, J. ; Tawk, Y. ; Christodoulou, C.G.
Author_Institution
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
8-14 July 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
In this paper we discuss the detection of switch failures in reconfigurable antenna arrays. Changes in the antenna array´s electromagnetic behavior due to a switch failure are detected by measuring the S parameters of sensing lines embedded into the array substrate. Several prototypes are designed, developed and measured to validate the proposed failure detection methodology.
Keywords
antenna arrays; fault diagnosis; S parameters; array substrate; electromagnetic behavior; embedded sensing lines; failure detection methodology; switch failures detection; switch reconfigurable antenna arrays; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; MIMO; Sensors; Substrates; Switches;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location
Chicago, IL
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0461-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2012.6347989
Filename
6347989
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