Abstract
A corrugated horn antenna is proposed for the unmanned aerial vehicle energy transmitter (UAV-ET) application. Firstly, the proposed antenna can be manufactured using polylactic acid (PLA) 3-dimensional (3-D) printing with copper conductive paint coating, which is lightweight and cost-effective compared to metal 3-D printing. Secondly, the results confirm that the sidelobe level of the antenna is below -30 dB, and radiation efficiency is above 99 % throughout the operating frequency band. Also, the proposed antenna increases the UAV-ET wireless power transfer (WPT) time by 47.5 % and 4.5 % compared to UAV-ETs equipped with a dipole array and a slotted waveguide array respectively. Furthermore, the mass production of the antenna is easy because of its design simplicity which is highly desirable for the large swarm of UAV-ETs to increase the wireless power transfer coverage for charging ground sensors.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 28th Asia Pacific Conference on Communications (APCC 2023), 19-22 November 2023, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 273-278 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9798350382617 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
| Event | Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications - Duration: 19 Nov 2023 → … |
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| ISSN (Print) | 2163-0771 |
Conference
| Conference | Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications |
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| Period | 19/11/23 → … |
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