Impact damage and antenna performance of conformal load-bearing antenna structures

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 672-679

  Kim, C K ^a   Lee, L M ^b   Park, H C ^c   Hwang, W ^c   Park, W S ^c  

^a Software Centre Telson Electronics   (South Korea)

^b SK Telecom   (South Korea)

^c Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; ANTENNAS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; IMPACT RESISTANCE; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PERMITTIVITY; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

GROUND PLATE; IMPACT DAMAGE; IMPACT RESPONSE; LOAD BEARING ANTENNA STRUCTURES;

INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES;

EID: 0142027729     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/12/5/302     Document Type: Article

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