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Antennas, Chipless Resonators and Radar Cross-Section

Electromagnetic design and validation of patch antennas, C-shaped resonators and passive wireless sensing structures.

2020-2024Northumbria University, United Kingdom
ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSING PATHAntennas, Chipless Resonators and Radar Cross-Section
01RF EXCITATIONpatch / horn antenna
02RESONANT FIELDchipless structure / material interaction
03SCATTERINGreturn / transmission / RCS
04MEASUREMENTVNA / NanoVNA / anechoic chamber
05SENSING RESULTresonance shift / material response

Block diagram connecting excitation, interaction, measurement and interpretation.

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Problem or Industrial Need

Passive sensing requires resonant structures whose frequency, bandwidth, quality factor and scattering response remain interpretable under material and environmental change.

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Engineering or Scientific Solution

A family of modelled and experimentally evaluated antenna-resonator configurations for chipless and non-contact sensing.

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Sebastian's Technical Contribution

Designed and optimized microstrip antennas and C-shaped resonators, then evaluated S11/S21 behaviour and monostatic and bistatic radar cross-section.

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Methods and Tools Used

  • CST Studio Suite and ANSYS HFSS electromagnetic simulation
  • Parametric resonance and impedance analysis
  • S11/S21, bandwidth and Q-factor evaluation
  • Monostatic and bistatic radar cross-section analysis
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Prototype, Simulation and Experimental Evidence

simulation

Electromagnetic models

Full-wave simulations used to study resonance, scattering and material-wave interactions.

experiment

Measured RF response

VNA measurements and free-space experiments used to evaluate simulated behaviour.

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Measurable Result or Published Finding

Validated resonant sensing structures

Connected modelled electromagnetic behaviour with measurable response for wireless sensing.

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Diagrams and Publications

ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSING PATHAntennas, Chipless Resonators and Radar Cross-Section
01RF EXCITATIONpatch / horn antenna
02RESONANT FIELDchipless structure / material interaction
03SCATTERINGreturn / transmission / RCS
04MEASUREMENTVNA / NanoVNA / anechoic chamber
05SENSING RESULTresonance shift / material response

Block diagram connecting excitation, interaction, measurement and interpretation.

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Role, Team Attribution, Institution and Project Context

Doctoral Researcher; electromagnetic design, simulation, fabrication and experimental evaluation.

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Problem
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Solution
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Free-Space Microwave Characterization of CNT/Epoxy

Problem
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Solution
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Evidence / result
Distinct field-region behaviour
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