EFRI-ODISSEI: Novel Perpetual Reconfigurable & Multi-Band

这项研究的目的是发现革命性的基于折纸的电磁元件，射频电路和系统，这将改变通信，能源自主和传感领域。这项研究正在产生第一个具有认知能力的折纸工程系统，该系统正在利用环境辐射光谱的许多波段。这项工作的科学目标是推导出折纸几何形状的严格和集成的数学计算电磁模型，以研究和开发具有多频带和折叠依赖操作的新型可折叠，能量自治和可自部署的电磁系统。这一全面的，折纸折叠和自部署电磁系统的基础研究的重点是先进的小型化，永久的发展（即通过能量收集和无线电力传输实现自主无电池运行）和可重新配置的电磁系统，用于下一代通信、侦察、传感，以及支持民用和军用的无线电力系统，如果成功这项工作将有利于在恶劣环境中运行的自主近零功率可重构无线电信和传感系统领域，例如灾区，结构健康监测，物联网，农业和水质监测。此外，这项工作预计将彻底改变机载和可穿戴天线，天线阵列，谐振器，收割机，射频电路和无线传感器网络实现在各种灵活的材料，易于发射和携带小型化的折叠区域。该项目还将为具有增强电磁兼容能力的自主射频设备带来好处，这些设备可以与生物医学植入物和生物传感器集成。这将提高我们国家预防疾病和实时治疗的能力，并改善健康和生活质量。该项目的教育工作侧重于通过课程编制、本科生研究经验和外联工作，扩大代表性不足的群体对科学、技术、工程和数学的参与。将通过向学校和工业界介绍情况来广泛传播项目成果。该项目由美国国家科学基金会和美国空军科学研究办公室共同资助。

The objective of this research is to discover revolutionary origami-based electromagnetic components, radiofrequency circuits, and systems, that will transform the fields of communications, energy autonomy and sensing. This research is producing the first origami engineered systems with cognitive capabilities, that are exploitating numerous bands of the ambient radiation spectrum. The scientific objective of this work is to derive rigorous and integrated Mathematical-Computational-Electromagnetic models of origami geometries in order to study and develop novel foldable, energy autonomous and self-deployable electromagnetic systems with multi-band and folding-dependent operation. This comprehensive, fundamental study of origami foldable and self-deployable electromagnetic systems focuses on the development of advanced miniaturized, perpetual (that is, autonomous battery-less operation through energy harvesting and wireless power transfer) and reconfigurable electromagnetic systems for next generation communication, reconnaissance, sensing, as well as wireless power systems that support civilian and military applications.If successful, this work will benefit the fields of autonomous near-zero-power reconfigurable wireless telecommunications and sensing systems operating in harsh environments, such as disaster areas, structural health monitoring, Internet-of-Things, agricultural and water quality monitoring. Also, this work is expected to revolutionize airborne and wearable antennas, antenna arrays, resonators, harvesters, radiofrequency circuits and Wireless Sensor Networks realized in a variety of flexible materials with an easy to launch and carry miniaturized folded area. The project will also bring benefits to autonomous radio frequency devices with enhanced electromagnetic compatibility capabilities that can be integrated with biomedical implants and biosensors. This will enhance our national capabilities for disease prevention and real-time treatment as well as improving health and quality of life. The project's educational efforts are focused on broadening participation of underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering and mathematics through curriculum development, undergraduate research experiences and outreach efforts. Broad dissemination of the project results will be accomplished through presentations to schools and the industrial community. This project is jointly funded by the National Science Foundation and the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research.