Robust and Compact PDMS Antennas for Search and Rescue Operations and Emergency Communications
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Robust and Compact PDMS Antennas for Search and Rescue Operations and Emergency Communications
Fri, 26/01/2018 - 14:00 to 15:00
Location:
Speaker:
Rahil Joshi
Affiliation:
Heriot Watt University
Synopsis:
A folded-shorted patch (FSP) compact antenna and a circular polarized (CP) patch antenna were developed and are operational at about 400 MHz and 2.45 GHz, respectively. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is used as the substrate for both the antennas in order to make them resilient to different environments, be low profile and wearable. These antennas can be useful for search and rescue operations and emergency services as they can provide compactness and flexibility of movement while maintaining antenna radiation performances. To prove durability and resiliency of the fabricated antennas, robustness tests such as bending, wet and temperature tests were performed for the CP patch. Additionally, the realized gain pattern was measured when the CP patch antenna was placed inside the ballistics jacket.
Biography:
Rahil Joshi received a B.E. degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani-Dubai Campus and M.Sc. degree in Communication and Signal Processing Engineering from Newcastle University, UK. He is currently working towards his Ph.D. degree from Heriot-Watt University. His research interest includes compact and wearable antennas, wireless power transfer in the near- and far-field, and software defined radios for wireless communications. Rahil has worked on projects such as GPS signal acquisition in hostile environments, sensor networks, and the implementation of wireless receiver algorithms. He received the Associate Fellow designation from the Higher Education Academy, UK and received an award for his research work during his PhD from Heriot-Watt University.