Investigation of microwave active elements embedded in composite structures

Baum, TC; Ghorbani, K; Ziolkowski, RW; Nicholson, KJ

Investigation of microwave active elements embedded in composite structures

Baum, TC Ghorbani, K Ziolkowski, RW

Nicholson, KJ

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Citation:: IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, 2016, 2016-August
Issue Date:: 2016-08-09

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Baum, TC	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ghorbani, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ziolkowski, RW https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4256-6902	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Nicholson, KJ	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-08-09	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, 2016, 2016-August	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781509006984	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0149-645X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/65221
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 IEEE. Multifunctional structures have become popular within the past decade as they allow for more efficient utilization of limited real-estate available on many civilian and military platforms. Taking structures and electromagnetics, one can marry these two fields to produce a weight optimized loadbearing microwave structure which may ideally be suited for unmanned aerial systems. This paper investigates the use of textile processes to develop loadbearing smart skins built into a class of structural conformal composite materials called pre-pregs (resin pre-impregnated fabrics). An example of an active UWB mini-circuits ERA-4SM+ (0-4 GHz) amplifier has been investigated within a 48 g.m-2 pre-preg structural glass material (HexPly914E). This amplifier has been embroidered and cured at 170°C in an autoclave at 700 kPa pressure. Its performance before and after curing has been examined.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7540367	en_US
dc.title	Investigation of microwave active elements embedded in composite structures	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.citation.volume	2016-August	en_US
utslib.for	0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Electrical and Data Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - GBDTC - Global Big Data Technologies
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	2016-August	en_US

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© 2016 IEEE. Multifunctional structures have become popular within the past decade as they allow for more efficient utilization of limited real-estate available on many civilian and military platforms. Taking structures and electromagnetics, one can marry these two fields to produce a weight optimized loadbearing microwave structure which may ideally be suited for unmanned aerial systems. This paper investigates the use of textile processes to develop loadbearing smart skins built into a class of structural conformal composite materials called pre-pregs (resin pre-impregnated fabrics). An example of an active UWB mini-circuits ERA-4SM+ (0-4 GHz) amplifier has been investigated within a 48 g.m-2 pre-preg structural glass material (HexPly914E). This amplifier has been embroidered and cured at 170°C in an autoclave at 700 kPa pressure. Its performance before and after curing has been examined.

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