dc.contributor.advisor | Huff, Gregory H | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Chamberland-Tremblay, Jean-Francois | |
dc.creator | Brennan, Nicholas W | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-09-22T19:38:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-09-22T19:38:55Z | |
dc.date.created | 2014-08 | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-08-08 | |
dc.date.submitted | August 2014 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/157915 | |
dc.description.abstract | Recent work in the field of reconfigurable antennas has presented a variety of novel approaches to functionalizing antenna structures. In particular, fluidic & microfluidic strategies show promise as next-generation reconfiguration mechanisms to build advanced, highly-reconfigurable antenna designs capable of integration into cognitive wireless systems. In this work, a networked control system is conceptualized and implemented in a modular fashion to provide centralized control of an antenna array composed of such reconfigurable elements. A fluidic-controlled tri-band polarization & frequency reconfigurable antenna (TBPFRA) design|utilizing multiple fluid reconfiguration systems-is explored as a target design for control. An electronically polarization-reconfigurable antenna (EPRA) design is implemented and multifunctionalized with a thermoregulation system. The array control system is implemented on a seven element testbed platform with the multifunctional EPRA design. The assembled testbed system is then used to demonstrate a variety of cognitive antenna techniques, including beam steering and direction-of-arrival estimation. Finally, a novel method of raster-based infrared signaling is explored, and a proof-of-concept is demonstrated with the multifunctional array testbed. | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.subject | reconfigurable antenna | en |
dc.subject | multifunctional antenna array | en |
dc.subject | phased array | en |
dc.subject | beam forming | en |
dc.subject | beam steering | en |
dc.subject | PID | en |
dc.subject | cognitive antenna | en |
dc.subject | fluid antenna | en |
dc.subject | thermal-infrared | en |
dc.subject | infrared | en |
dc.subject | thermoregulation | en |
dc.subject | thermal signature | en |
dc.subject | heat signature | en |
dc.subject | networked control | en |
dc.subject | phased array | en |
dc.subject | beamforming | en |
dc.subject | direction of arrival | en |
dc.subject | polarization reconfiguration | en |
dc.subject | patch antenna | en |
dc.subject | cosmix | en |
dc.subject | liquid metal | en |
dc.title | A Modular Networked System for Combined Fluidic, Electronic, and Thermal Control of a Multifunctional Reconfigurable Antenna Array | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
thesis.degree.department | Electrical and Computer Engineering | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | Electrical Engineering | en |
thesis.degree.grantor | Texas A & M University | en |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Science | en |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Wright, Steven M | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Valasek, John | |
dc.type.material | text | en |
dc.date.updated | 2016-09-22T19:38:55Z | |
local.etdauthor.orcid | 0000-0001-5846-7613 | |