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Design of reconfigurable antennas using graph models /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Costantine, Joseph
Other Authors: Christodoulou, Christos G., 1955-, Tawk, Youssef
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [San Rafael, Calif.] : Morgan & Claypool, [2013]
Series:Synthesis lectures on antennas ; #11.
Subjects:
Antennas (Electronics) > Design and construction.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction to reconfigurable antennas
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Reconfiguration techniques and classifications of reconfigurable antennas
  • 1.3 Electrically reconfigurable antennas
  • 1.3.1 Reconfigurable antennas based on RF-MEMS
  • 1.3.2 Reconfigurable antennas based on PIN diodes
  • 1.3.3 Reconfigurable antennas based on varactors
  • 1.4 Reconfigurable antennas applications and requirements
  • 2. Graph modeling reconfigurable antennas
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Introduction to graphs
  • 2.2.1 What is a graph?
  • 2.2.2 The properties of a graph
  • 2.2.3 The adjacency matrix representation of a graph
  • 2.2.4 Walks and paths in a graph
  • 2.3 Rules and guidelines for graph modeling reconfigurable antennas
  • 2.4 Applying graph algorithms on reconfigurable antennas
  • 2.4.1 Applying Dijkstra's algorithm to the control process of reconfigurable antennas
  • 2.5 Discussion
  • 3. Reconfigurable antenna design using graph models
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Proposed reconfigurable antenna design steps
  • 3.2.1 Summary of the proposed design technique
  • 3.3 Example of designing a reconfigurable antenna using the proposed iterative design steps
  • 3.4 Discussion
  • 4. Redundancy reduction in reconfigurable antenna structures
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Antenna structure redundancy reduction
  • 4.2.1 The total number of edges in a complete graph
  • 4.2.2 Deriving equations for redundancy reduction in multi-part antennas
  • 4.2.3 Deriving equations for redundancy reduction in single-part antennas
  • 4.2.4 Deriving equations for redundancy reduction in antennas resorting to mechanical reconfiguration methods
  • 4.2.5 A chart representation of the redundancy reduction approach
  • 4.3 Examples
  • 4.4 Discussion
  • 5. Analyzing the complexity and reliability of switch-frequency reconfigurable antennas using graph models
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Graph modeling equivalent antenna configurations
  • 5.3 Reliability formulation for frequency reconfigurable antennas
  • 5.4 General complexity of reconfigurable antennas
  • 5.5 Correlation between complexity and reliability of reconfigurable antennas
  • 5.6 Increasing the reliability of reconfigurable antennas
  • 5.7 Reliability assurance algorithm
  • 5.8 Discussion
  • 6. Complexity versus reliability in arrays of reconfigurable antennas
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 The graph modeling of arrays of reconfigurable antennas
  • 6.3 Correlation between complexity and reliability
  • 6.3.1 The general complexity of reconfigurable antenna arrays
  • 6.3.2 The frequency dependent complexity and the correlation with reliability
  • 6.4 The configuration complexity and the prioritization of frequency-dependent configurations
  • 6.5 Practical design aspects
  • 6.6 Discussion
  • 7. Detection and correction of switch failures in switch reconfigurable antenna arrays
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Detection of switch failures in reconfigurable antenna arrays
  • 7.2.1 Sensing points technique
  • 7.2.2 Sensing lines technique
  • 7.3 Comparison between the two detection techniques
  • 7.4 Overcoming switch failures in reconfigurable antenna arrays using frequency-dependent graphs
  • 7.5 Discussion
  • 8. Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Authors' biographies.