摘要:
A communication device includes a processing module, a transmitter section, a receiver section, a wireless communication structure, a projected artificial magnetic mirror (PAMM) array, and a metal backing. The transmitter section and the receiver section are on a first layer. The wireless communication structure is on a second layer, the PAMM array is on a third layer, and the metal backing is on a fourth layer. The PAMM array includes a non-conductive area to support coupling of the wireless communication structure to at least one of the transmitter section and the receiver section. In addition, the PAMM array provides electromagnetic shielding of the at least one of the transmitter section and the receiver section from the wireless communication structure.
摘要:
A tunable projected artificial magnetic minor (PAMM) includes a plurality of artificial magnetic minor (AMM) cells and a control module. The AMM cells collectively produce an artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) having a geometric shape a distance from a surface of the tunable PAMM for an electromagnetic signal in a given frequency range. The control module is operably coupled to the plurality of AMM cells and provides control information to one or more of the AMM cells to tune at least one of the geometric shape of the AMC and the distance of the AMC from the surface of the tunable PAMM.
摘要:
A receiver includes an antenna array, an angular positioning module, a low noise amplifier module, and a down conversion module. The antenna array is operable to receive an inbound wireless signal. The angular positioning module is operable to: receive a plurality of received inbound wireless signals from the antenna array; determine angular position of a source of the inbound wireless signal from at least some of the plurality of received inbound wireless signals based on a first radiation pattern and a second radiation pattern of the plurality of received inbound wireless signals; and output a representation of the inbound wireless signal. The low noise amplifier module is operably coupled to amplify the representation of the inbound wireless signal to produce an amplified inbound wireless signal. The down conversion module is operably coupled to convert the amplified inbound wireless signal into a baseband or near baseband signal.
摘要:
An integrated radar system includes a processing module and a radar device. The radar device includes an antenna module, a configurable shaping module, and a configurable transceiver module. The processing module generates an outbound signal and a control signal to configure the integrated radar system. The configured transceiver module converts the outbound signal into an outbound wireless signal. The configured shaping module shapes the outbound wireless signal into a shaped signal. The antenna module transmits the shaped signal and then receives an inbound radar signal. The configured shaping module shapes the inbound radar signal into an inbound wireless signal. The configured transceiver module converts the inbound wireless signal into an inbound symbol stream. The processing module determines location information regarding an object based on the inbound symbol stream.
摘要:
A multiple frequency projected artificial magnetic mirror (PAMM) includes a plurality of metal traces, a metal backing, and a dielectric material. The plurality of metal traces is on one or more layers of a substrate and the metal backing is on another layer of the substrate. The dielectric material is between the metal backing and the plurality of metal traces, which is electrically coupled to the metal backing. At least some of the plurality of metal traces is of various sizes and of various positioning and spacing to create a distributed inductor-capacitor network having a first frequency band of operation and a second frequency band of operation.
摘要:
A system includes a support device and an elongated spiral antenna coupled to the support device. The elongated spiral antenna has a contracted portion and an expanded portion. The expanded portion provides beam steering and directivity. The system also includes a feed line coupled to the elongated spiral antenna. A method for forming the elongated spiral antenna uses a predetermined formula to form arms of the elongated spiral antenna. The arms can be formed by printing the arms on a printed circuit board.
摘要:
An antenna circuit includes a substrate, an antenna, and a projected artificial magnetic mirror (PAMM). The antenna is fabricated on the substrate and is positioned in a region of the substrate that has a high permittivity. The PAMM produces an artificial magnetic conductor at a distance above a surface of the substrate to facilitate a radiation pattern for the antenna.
摘要:
An interwoven spiral antenna includes a non-inverted spiral section, an inverted spiral section, and an excitation region. The non-inverted spiral section has a spiral shape and the inverted spiral section has an inverted spiral shape. The excitation region is coupled to at least one of the non-inverted spiral section and the inverted spiral section, wherein, when excited, the interwoven spiral antenna has a circular polarization.
摘要:
A poly interwoven spiral antenna includes a plurality of interwoven spiral antenna units, an excitation region, and a plurality of spoke excitation connections. An interwoven spiral antenna unit includes a non-inverted spiral section having a spiral shape and an inverted spiral section having an inverted spiral shape. A first end of a spoke excitation connection is coupled to a corresponding one of the interwoven spiral antenna units and a second end of the spoke excitation connection is coupled to the excitation region.
摘要:
A filter includes a first port, a second port, a first fractal curve based filter element coupled to the first port, and a second fractal curve based filter element coupled to the second port. The first fractal curve based filter element has first electromagnetic properties and the second fractal curve based filter element has second electromagnetic properties. The first fractal curve based filter element is electromagnetically coupled to the second fractal curve based filter element to filter radio frequency (RF) signals.