A 3D Printed Microstrip Patch Antenna using Electrifi Filament for In-Space Manufacturing

Mitra, Dipankar; Striker, Ryan; Cleveland, Jerika; Braaten, Benjamin D.; Kabir, Kazi Sadman; Aqueeb, Ahsan; Burczek, Ellie; Roy, Sayan; Ye, Shengrong

doi:10.23919/usnc-ursinrsm51531.2021.9336501

Cited by 9 publications

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“…There are two widely used 3D-printing techniques [53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61]: polymer/dielectric and all-metal. As the working frequency band enters the millimeter/microwave range, the printed parts' quality for the resulting antenna is of great importance.…”

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3D-Printed Graphene-Based Bow-Tie Microstrip Antenna Design and Analysis for Ultra-Wideband Applications

Aydın

2021

Polymers

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In this study, the effects of graphene and design differences on bow-tie microstrip antenna performance and bandwidth improvement were investigated both with simulation and experiments. In addition, the conductivity of graphene can be dynamically tuned by changing its chemical potential. The numerical calculations of the proposed antennas at 2–10 GHz were carried out using the finite integration technique in the CST Microwave Studio program. Thus, three bow-tie microstrip antennas with different antenna parameters were designed. Unlike traditional production techniques, due to its cost-effectiveness and easy production, antennas were produced using 3D printing, and then measurements were conducted. A very good match was observed between the simulation and the measurement results. The performance of each antenna was analyzed, and then, the effects of antenna sizes and different chemical potentials on antenna performance were investigated and discussed. The results show that the bow-tie antenna with a slot, which is one of the new advantages of this study, provides a good match and that it has an ultra-bandwidth of 18 GHz in the frequency range of 2 to 20 GHz for ultra-wideband applications. The obtained return loss of −10 dB throughout the applied frequency shows that the designed antennas are useful. In addition, the proposed antennas have an average gain of 9 dBi. This study will be a guide for microstrip antennas based on the desired applications by changing the size of the slots and chemical potential in the conductive parts in the design.

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3D-Printed Graphene-Based Bow-Tie Microstrip Antenna Design and Analysis for Ultra-Wideband Applications

Aydın

2021

Polymers

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“…[34] Wet chemistry and 3D printing techniques have been used in numerous research in the aviation industry, especially those carried out in the last five years. [34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41] A harmonic load-bearing antenna design was developed on the composite structure utilizing innovative processing techniques. [5] The comparisons between substrates were performed on a simple planar patch antenna using curing and stitching pattern techniques.…”

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“…It has been determined that the simulated resonance bandwidth of the developed antenna is 7.05 to 8.72 GHz (1.67 GHz bandwidth), while the measured resonance bandwidth is 6.5 to 8.85 GHz (2.35 GHz bandwidth) [34] . Wet chemistry and 3D printing techniques have been used in numerous research in the aviation industry, especially those carried out in the last five years [34‐41] . A harmonic load‐bearing antenna design was developed on the composite structure utilizing innovative processing techniques [5] .…”

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Electromagnetic and Chemical Analysis and Performance Comparison of Inset‐fed Rectangular Microstrip Antennas

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A simple method for creating lightweight and inexpensive microstrip patch antennas using reduced graphene oxide or acetylene black added epoxy resin was developed. The biggest goal in the method is optimizing the appropriate chemicals and production processes for producing the materials with the designed properties. Five examples of an inset‐fed microstrip patch antenna operating at approximately 2.0–12.0 GHz were designed based on the antenna‘s basic analytical formula. Their models were created in a 3D electromagnetic simulation environment. After examining the performance results of the design, the appropriate design models were produced with both 3D printer technology and wet‐chemical methods, and the experimental results were compared with the simulation results. The produced reduced graphene oxide or acetylene black added samples′ structure was illuminated with scanning electron microscope images, FTIR and Raman spectroscopy analysis. The measured S11 characteristics of the antennas provide better performance as compared to the simulated results. The measured S11 parameters for the two and three frequency bands fell substantially below −10 dB. As a result of the dielectric constants of the materials and the fabrication of the radiation plane, horizontal shifts were detected in the measurement outcomes.

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“…Substrate materials with a low thickness value are widely preferred as they provide improved performance, enhanced bandwidth, and less restricting structures for radiation areas. Various techniques are utilized to manufacture MAs, including wet-etching, inkjet printing, screen printing, and threedimensional (3D) printing [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. 3D printing has a promising potential in antenna manufacturing as it allows faster, more convenient, and less expensive manufacturing than the conventional tech techniques, known as additive manufacturing [10,11].…”

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“…In [17], Njogu et al developed a wearable nail antenna with the aid of 3D printing technology and verified that the measured impedances at 15 GHz and 28 GHz are found to be well-matched. Mitra et al [18] proposed a new antenna made with an improved version of the Electrified conductive filament on a planar TMM4 substrate for use in emerging space applications such as 3D printed satellites, spacesuits, and zero-gravity experiments. The antenna was designed to operate in the S-band at the frequency of 2.56 GHz and the 3D-printed antenna was measured.…”

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A novel 3D printed curved monopole microstrip antenna design for biomedical applications

Biçer

Aydın

2021

Phys Eng Sci Med

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This paper proposes a novel and compact monopole microstrip antenna (MA) design with a three-dimensional (3D) printed curved substrate for biomedical applications. A curved substrate was formed by inserting a semi-cylinder structure in the middle of the planar substrate consisting of polylactic acid (PLA). The antenna was fed with a microstrip line, and a partial ground plane was formed at the bottom side of the substrate. The copper plane with two triangular slots is arranged on the curved semi-cylinder structure of the substrate. The physical dimensions of the radiating plane and ground plane were optimally determined with the use of the sparrow search algorithm (SpaSA) to provide a wide -10 dB bandwidth between 3 GHz and 12 GHz. A total of six microstrip antennas having different parameters related to physical dimensions were designed and simulated to compare the performance of the proposed antenna with the help of full-wave electromagnetic simulation software called CST Microwave Studio. The proposed curved antenna was fabricated, and a PNA network analyzer was used to measure the S11 of the proposed antenna. It was demonstrated that the measured S11 covers the desired frequency range.

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A 3D Printed Microstrip Patch Antenna using Electrifi Filament for In-Space Manufacturing

Cited by 9 publications

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3D-Printed Graphene-Based Bow-Tie Microstrip Antenna Design and Analysis for Ultra-Wideband Applications

3D-Printed Graphene-Based Bow-Tie Microstrip Antenna Design and Analysis for Ultra-Wideband Applications

Electromagnetic and Chemical Analysis and Performance Comparison of Inset‐fed Rectangular Microstrip Antennas

A novel 3D printed curved monopole microstrip antenna design for biomedical applications

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