Mass Reduction Techniques for Short Backfire Antennas: Additive Manufacturing and Structural Perforations

This paper presents novel approaches for reducing the mass of the classical short backfire (SBF) antenna by using additive manufacturing and structural perforations. We first investigated techniques to create a 3D-printed structure with a conductive coating material. This approach resulted in a sign...

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Published in:	Sensors
Main Authors:	Yewande Mariam Aragbaiye, Dustin Isleifson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-10-01
Subjects:	3D printing additive manufacturing FDM metal plating perforation technique short backfire antenna
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/21/8765