Embedded Antenna Technology in Smart Polymeric Composite Structures

该项目是关于将全球定位卫星（GPS）接收技术嵌入到汽车的聚合物复合材料部件中。该项目的目的是调查整合生产此类智能组件所需的多种参与技术所涉及的各种参数。所要考察的参数包括复合材料、贴片天线和无线通信技术等学科。该项目的意义和成果是开发一种制造方法，以制造具有GPS信号处理能力的正常外观复合部件。 预计该项目的研究结果还可以扩展到其他基于传感器的行业。

This project is about embedding Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) reception technology in polymeric composite components to be deployed in automobiles. The aim of the project is to investigate the various parameters involved in integrating several participating technologies necessary to produce such smart components. The parameters to be investigated include the disciplines of composite materials, patch antenna and wireless communication technologies. The significance and outcome of this project is the development of a manufacturing method to make a normal looking composite component with GPS signal processing capabilities. It is also expected that the findings from this project can be extended to other sensor-based industries.