Date of Award
Fall 2022
Embargo Period
12-8-2023
Access Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
Master of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering
Department
College of Engineering
Committee Chair
Dr. Eduardo Rojas-Nastrucci
First Committee Member
Dr. Jianhua Liu
Second Committee Member
Dr. M. Ilhan Akbas
Abstract
Metasurface (MTS) antennas are complex arrays consisting of hundreds or thousands of individual elements that each exert their own influence on the performance of the antenna. Due to this, the process of designing and developing a MTS antenna can be intensive in terms of both the time to understand the how these antennas operate and time running calculations that achieve optimal performance. Through the use of automation for geometry creation in ANSYS HFSS, the work involved in making a MTS antenna can be greatly simplified. The overall objective of this thesis is to reduce the burden of constructing a MTS antenna by outlining a design flow for this process. First by characterizing a single element of the array with respect to parameters that concern the designer. Then, using this characterization to construct a database that determines the best parameters for each of the elements. Finally, generating the full antenna array through an automated process.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Parkhurst, Justin, "A Design Flow for Additively Manufactured 3D Metasurface Antennas" (2022). Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses. 712.
https://commons.erau.edu/edt/712
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Electrical and Electronics Commons, Signal Processing Commons, Systems and Communications Commons
