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Design And Fabrication Of Peel-Off And Stick Antennas, Jayakrishnan Vijayamohanan
Design And Fabrication Of Peel-Off And Stick Antennas, Jayakrishnan Vijayamohanan
Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs
Antennas on multiple platforms with the capability to be reused is a novel concept in antenna technologies. This thesis explores the idea of such a flexible antenna that can be stuck on any surface using certain adhesives and be peeled off for reuse for a different purpose. This thesis specifically focuses on the application of being used on small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAVs). Three basic designs are fabricated and investigated. One of them is a reconfigurable meandering monopole, consisting of a PIN diode which resonates at two different frequencies depending on the applied external voltage. A challenge that is addressed …