Title :
Automation of reconfiguration, compensation, and thermoregulation using vascular networks
Author :
Huff, Gregory H. ; Long, Stephen A. ; Drummond, Frank J. ; Lee, Samuel ; Estes, Eric ; Burgess, Robert ; Berry, Jonathan
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3128 USA
Abstract :
The design and operation of an automated system to monitor bending and coordinate fluid displacement in a flexible patch antenna is discussed. This includes the impact of mixing nano-scale particles into the fluid for electromagnetic operations on the flow rate and ability of the fluidic system to regulate the temperature of the antenna and surrounding substrate. Two variations of a system to automate this behavior are discussed.
Keywords :
Fluidics; Mechanical systems; Reconfiguirable antennas; Thermal management;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Prague, Czech Republic
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0918-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0919-7
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206126
