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A Fractal Tetrahedron Antenna Fabricated Using Metal 3D printing

Jun, Sung Yun, Sanz-Izquierdo, Benito, Parker, Edward A., Franco, Juan (2017) A Fractal Tetrahedron Antenna Fabricated Using Metal 3D printing. In: 2017 IEEE AP-S Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, San Diego, California, USA. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:65399)

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Abstract

Sierpinski tetrahedron fractal antenna is fabricated using metal additive manufacturing techniques. Metal 3D printing is able to fabricate the complex internal and external features while providing acceptable mechanical strength. The main advantage of this type of fractals is that it is able to reduce the amount of material used in additive manufacturing processes. This can also lead to weight reduction, an important factor in aerospace and defense applications. Selective laser melting of metal powder has been employed for the fabrication. The input matching has been optimized for a first resonance at the 2.4GHz, making it suitable for existing wireless communications. The basic performance of the antenna is summarized through simulations and experimental results.

Item Type: Conference or workshop item (Poster)
Subjects: T Technology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts
Depositing User: Benito Sanz Izquierdo
Date Deposited: 13 Dec 2017 13:54 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Feb 2021 13:51 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/65399 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Jun, Sung Yun.

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Sanz-Izquierdo, Benito.

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Parker, Edward A..

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