@inproceedings{9aac00d7a4b644d48647867e802c7e33,
title = "A study of liquid metal alloy reconfigurable antennas embedded in a structural composite",
abstract = "The design and excitation of a liquid metal alloy antenna embedded into structural composite panel is studied. The alloy resides in micro-channels embedded into the composite panel that allows it to be pumped in and out of the panel to form the electrical paths necessary for the antenna. The antenna geometry is a derivative of a zig-zag log periodic dipole wire antenna. The excitation of the antenna from a structurally-embedded printed microstrip transmission line is also examined. The operational bandwidth and frequency response are controlled by altering the amount of alloy in the meandering structure of the channels, and preliminary results are provided.",
author = "Smith, {Lisa M.} and Pan, {Hong K.} and Bradford, {Robyn L.} and Frank, {Geoffrey J.} and Darren Hartl and Jeffery Baur and Huff, {Gregory H.}",
year = "2016",
month = oct,
day = "25",
doi = "10.1109/APS.2016.7696132",
language = "English (US)",
series = "2016 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 2016 - Proceedings",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "847--848",
booktitle = "2016 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 2016 - Proceedings",
address = "United States",
note = "2016 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 2016 ; Conference date: 26-06-2016 Through 01-07-2016",
}