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Article

Conformal Design of a High-Performance Antenna for Energy-Autonomous UWB Communication

by
Shobit Agarwal
1,
Diego Masotti
1,*,
Symeon Nikolaou
2 and
Alessandra Costanzo
1
1
Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering, Università di Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
2
Frederick Research Center, Frederick University, 1036 Nicosia, Cyprus
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sensors 2021, 21(17), 5939; https://doi.org/10.3390/s21175939
Submission received: 2 August 2021 / Revised: 30 August 2021 / Accepted: 1 September 2021 / Published: 3 September 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Antenna Technology in Sensors)
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Abstract

In view of the need for communication with distributed sensors/items, this paper presents the design of a single-port antenna with dual-mode operation, representing the front-end of a future generation tag acting as a position sensor, with identification and energy harvesting capabilities. An Archimedean spiral covers the lower European Ultra-Wideband (UWB) frequency range for communication/localization purposes, whereas a non-standard dipole operates in the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) band to wirelessly receive the energy. The versatility of the antenna is guaranteed by the inclusion of a High Impedance Surface (HIS) back layer, which is responsible for the low-profile stack-up and the insensitivity to the background material. A conformal design, supported by 3D-printing technology, is pursued to check the versatility of the proposed architecture in view of any application involving its deformation and tracking/powering operations.
Keywords: UHF antennas; ultra wideband antennas; conformal antennas; radio frequency identification UHF antennas; ultra wideband antennas; conformal antennas; radio frequency identification

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Agarwal, S.; Masotti, D.; Nikolaou, S.; Costanzo, A. Conformal Design of a High-Performance Antenna for Energy-Autonomous UWB Communication. Sensors 2021, 21, 5939. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21175939

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Agarwal S, Masotti D, Nikolaou S, Costanzo A. Conformal Design of a High-Performance Antenna for Energy-Autonomous UWB Communication. Sensors. 2021; 21(17):5939. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21175939

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Agarwal, Shobit, Diego Masotti, Symeon Nikolaou, and Alessandra Costanzo. 2021. "Conformal Design of a High-Performance Antenna for Energy-Autonomous UWB Communication" Sensors 21, no. 17: 5939. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21175939

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Agarwal, S., Masotti, D., Nikolaou, S., & Costanzo, A. (2021). Conformal Design of a High-Performance Antenna for Energy-Autonomous UWB Communication. Sensors, 21(17), 5939. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21175939

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