An evolvable antenna platform based on reconfigurable reflectarrays

Proceedings - NASA/DoD Conference on Evolvable Hardware, EH

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 139-146

  Hum, Sean V ^a   Okoniewski, Michal ^a   Davies, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER HARDWARE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TRANSCEIVERS;

EVOLVABLE ANTENNA PLATFORM; RADIATION PATTERN; RECONFIGURABLE REFLECTARRAYS; RETRO-REFLECTION CAPABILITIES;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 33746256454     PISSN: 15506029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EH.2005.9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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