A novel frequency agile beam scanning reconfigurable antenna

Author

DeLuccia, C.S. ; Werner, Douglas H. ; Werner, Pingjuan L. ; Pantoja, M. Femández ; Bretones, A. Rubio

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2004

fDate

20-25 June 2004

Firstpage

1839

Abstract

A new and novel design methodology is introduced for a frequency agile planar reconfigurable antenna capable of 360° beam scanning in the azimuthal plane. The versatility of the reconfigurable antenna is demonstrated through several design examples. A similar approach is then used to design a volumetric antenna which is capable of beam steering in three dimensions. Tuning of both 2D and 3D reconfigurable antenna designs is accomplished by means of variable capacitors, whose values are determined via a genetic algorithm optimization process.

Keywords

UHF antennas; beam steering; circuit tuning; frequency agility; genetic algorithms; multifrequency antennas; planar antenna arrays; varactors; wire antennas; 2400 to 1600 MHz; 3D beam steering; antenna tuning; azimuthal plane beam scanning; convoluted wire antenna; frequency agile antenna; genetic algorithm optimization; multiband antenna; reconfigurable antenna; variable capacitors; volumetric antenna; Algorithm design and analysis; Azimuthal plane; Beam steering; Capacitors; Design methodology; Frequency; Genetic algorithms; Geometry; Tuning; Wire;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8302-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2004.1330558

Filename

1330558