CAREER:Biologically Inspired Concepts for Reconfigurable Antennas and Multifunctional Smart Skins

职业：可重构天线和多功能智能皮肤的生物学概念

• 批准号: 0846865
• 负责人: Gregory Huff
• 金额: $ 40万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-04-01 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0846865&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CAREER; Biologically; Inspired; Concepts; Reconfigurable

The objective of this research is to explore new paradigms for multifunctional agility in reconfigurable antennas and multifunctional smart skins through a biologically inspired concept. The approach is to examine the blending of structural shape-shifting and electromagnetic reconfiguration found in the Cephalopoda class of marine animals to develop structurally embedded micro-fluidic networks transporting functionalized dispersions of nanoparticles in antennas and frequency selective surfaces.This project seeks to contribute innovative and potentially transformational concepts in electromagnetic agility and a paradigm shift in reconfigurable antennas through the structural integration of pressure-driven mechanisms and a decreased reliance of wired devices from the radiating aperture of system. These adaptive capabilities and their linkage between structural and electromagnetic properties can lead to many attractive communication and multifunctional capabilities for industrial processes, scientific exploration, and many other systems operating in electromagnetically harsh environments.The successful development and practical implementation of these electromagnetically agile enabling mechanisms will significantly impact future systems that require a high degree of multifunctionality. This will likely have a significant impact on society through advanced technologies and by stimulating new avenues of supporting research. Investigating the synergy between biological mechanisms and engineered systems will attract undergraduate students into research and help retain their interest in both science and engineering. This project creates exciting educational topics that will be used by the PI in conjunction with the educational resources and many opportunities for outreach at Texas A&M University to engage individuals from all walks of life, underrepresented groups, and technical fields of interest.

这项研究的目的是通过生物学启发的概念探索可重新配置天线和多功能智能皮肤的多功能敏捷性的新范式。该方法是检查在头孢莫达果类动物类别中发现的结构形状转移和电磁重构的混合，以发展结构嵌入的微富富富集网络，这些网络运输纳米颗粒的功能性分散体，它们在天线中和频率选择性的项目均可促进无效的转换概念。可通过压力驱动机制的结构整合进行重新配置的天线，并从系统的辐射孔径中降低了有线设备的依赖。这些适应性能力及其在结构和电磁特性之间的联系可能会导致许多有吸引力的沟通和多功能功能，可用于工业过程，科学探索以及在电磁刺激性恶劣的环境中运行的许多其他系统。成功的开发和实际实现了这些电力敏捷机制将对未来的系统产生极大的影响。通过先进的技术和刺激支持研究的新途径，这可能会对社会产生重大影响。调查生物学机制和工程系统之间的协同作用将吸引本科生进行研究，并有助于保持对科学和工程的兴趣。该项目创建了令人兴奋的教育主题，PI将与得克萨斯州A＆M大学的教育资源以及许多宣传机会一起使用，以吸引来自各行各业，代表性不足的团体和感兴趣的技术领域的个人。