DocumentCode
247638
Title
Using Bézier curves to design self-adapting conformal phased-array antennas
Author
Roy, Sandip ; Ijaz, Bilal ; Braaten, B.D.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, ND, USA
fYear
2014
fDate
6-11 July 2014
Firstpage
1786
Lastpage
1787
Abstract
A new technique for computing the location of each antenna element in a conformal array using general Bézier curves is presented here. More specifically, two cubic polynomial Bézier curves are used to compute the location of each antenna element in a conformal 1×4 phased-array antenna on a wedge- and cylindrical-shaped surface for various bend-angles and radius of curvature values, respectively. The accuracy of these location values are validated by comparison with analytical computations and published literature.
Keywords
antenna phased arrays; conformal antennas; cylindrical-shaped surface; self-adapting conformal phased-array antennas; two cubic polynomial Bezier curves; wedge-shaped surface; Accuracy; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Approximation methods; Arrays; Shape; Bézier Curves; Conformal Antennas; Phased-arrays;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location
Memphis, TN
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-3538-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2014.6905219
Filename
6905219
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