Use of 3D Printing for Horn Antenna Manufacturing

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dc.contributor.authorOlivová, Janacs
dc.contributor.authorPopela, Miroslavcs
dc.contributor.authorRichterová, Mariecs
dc.contributor.authorŠtefl, Eduardcs
dc.coverage.issue10cs
dc.coverage.volume11cs
dc.date.issued2022-05-11cs
dc.description.abstractThis article describes the manufacturing of a horn antenna using a 3D commercial printer. The horn antenna was chosen for its simplicity and practical versatility. The standardised horn antenna is one of the most widely used antennas in microwave technology. A standardised horn antenna can be connected to standardised waveguides. The horn antenna has been selected so that this antenna can be fabricated by 3D printing and thus obtain the equivalent of a standardised horn antenna. This 3D horn antenna can then be excited by a standardised waveguide. The 3Dprinted horn antenna with metallic layers has very good impedance characteristics, standing wave ratio and radiation patterns that are close to those of a standardised horn antenna. The 3D-based horn antenna is suitable for applications where low antenna weight is required, such as aerospace and satellite technologies. The article also describes a manufacturing procedure for a horn antenna (E-sector horn antenna) that is plated with galvanic layers of silver and gold. The design of the plated horn antenna in the Matlab application using the Antenna Toolbox extension is also described, including 3D printing procedures, post-processing procedures (plating) and practical testing of its functionality. The measured results are compared to simulations of the standardised horn antenna and then analysed.en
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dc.identifier.citationElectronics (MDPI). 2022, vol. 11, issue 10, p. 1-16.en
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/electronics11101539cs
dc.identifier.issn2079-9292cs
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-5979-009Xcs
dc.identifier.other177782cs
dc.identifier.researcheridABG-1995-2020cs
dc.identifier.scopus57211567250cs
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11012/204436
dc.language.isoencs
dc.publisherMDPIcs
dc.relation.ispartofElectronics (MDPI)cs
dc.relation.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/10/1539cs
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalcs
dc.rights.accessopenAccesscs
dc.rights.sherpahttp://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/2079-9292/cs
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/cs
dc.subjecthorn antennaen
dc.subjectMatlaben
dc.subject3D printingen
dc.subjectgalvanic platingen
dc.titleUse of 3D Printing for Horn Antenna Manufacturingen
dc.type.driverarticleen
dc.type.statusPeer-revieweden
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen
sync.item.dbidVAV-177782en
sync.item.dbtypeVAVen
sync.item.insts2025.02.03 15:41:44en
sync.item.modts2025.01.17 16:41:01en
thesis.grantorVysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta elektrotechniky a komunikačních technologií. Ústav radioelektronikycs
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