Summary
International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation
2015
Session Number:S4.1
Session:
Number:S4.1.1
Fabrication of F-Inverted Compact Antenna Using a 3D Printer
Laura Audino, Adrian Caldow,
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Publication Date:2015/11/9
Online ISSN:2188-5079
Summary:
The fabrication of an electrically small 916 MHz F-Inverted Compact Antenna (FICA) suitable for use in Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) applications is reported. The design is constructed using a consumer quality 3D desktop printer to produce a dielectric former onto which a wire helical element is wound. The use of a printed former eliminates several variances that arise when the antenna is entirely constructed by hand, leading to a more repeatable and robust fabrication approach.