Origami Antennas for Wireless Communication Systems

Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Chapter 1: Origami Technology
	1.1 Origami Technology
	1.2 Origami Antennas
	1.3 Origami Antennas Versus Traditional Antennas
	1.4 Types of Origami Antennas
		1.4.1 Single Paper-Based Origami Antennas
		1.4.2 Multi-Paper-Based Origami Antennas
		1.4.3 PET-Based Origami Antennas
		1.4.4 Conventional Substrate-Based Robust and Stable Origami Antennas
		1.4.5 Inkjet-Printed Origami Antennas
		1.4.6 3D-Printed Origami Antennas
	1.5 Summary
	References
Chapter 2: Origami Antenna Design
	2.1 Conductive Material Selection for Origami Antennas
	2.2 Dielectric Material Selection for Origami Antenna
	2.3 Actuators for Deployable Antennas
		2.3.1 Soft Pneumatic Actuators
		2.3.2 Shape Memory Alloy Actuators
		2.3.3 Shape Memory Polymer Actuators
		2.3.4 4D-Printed Self Actuators
	2.4 Summary
	References
Chapter 3: Origami Antenna Applications
	3.1 Origami Antennas for CubeSat Applications
	3.2 Deployable Origami Antennas for Military Applications
	3.3 Origami Antennas for Energy Harvesting Applications
	3.4 Summary
	References
Chapter 4: Frequency Reconfigurable Origami Antennas
	4.1 Frequency-Reconfigurable Origami Antennas
	4.2 Accordion Structure-Based Frequency-Reconfigurable Antenna
	4.3 Robust Frequency-Reconfigurable Helical Origami Antenna
	4.4 Frequency-Reconfigurable Origami Magic Cube Monopole Antenna
	4.5 DNA Inspired Mode- and Frequency-Reconfigurable Origami Helical Antenna
	4.6 Frequency-Reconfigurable Antenna Inspired by Origami Flasher
	4.7 Summary
	References
Chapter 5: Pattern-Reconfigurable Origami Antennas
	5.1 Pattern-Reconfigurable Origami Antenna
	5.2 Bio-Inspired Origami Quasi-Yagi Helical Antenna
		5.2.1 Antenna Design
		5.2.2 Operating Principles
		5.2.3 Experimental Validation
	5.3 Shape Memory Polymer (SMP)-Based Pattern Reconfigurable Antenna
		5.3.1 Antenna Design
		5.3.2 Fabrication and Measurements
	5.4 Summary
	References
Chapter 6: Polarization-Reconfigurable Origami Antennas
	6.1 Polarization-Reconfigurable Origami Antennas
	6.2 Polarization-Reconfigurable Origami Equiangular Conical Spiral Antenna
		6.2.1 Antenna Design
		6.2.2 Simulated Results
	6.3 Wideband Origami Polarization-Reconfigurable Quasi-Taper Helical Antenna
		6.3.1 Antenna Design
		6.3.2 Simulation Results
	6.4 Origami Segmented Helical Antenna with Switchable Sense of Polarization
		6.4.1 Antenna Design
		6.4.2 Results
	6.5 Summary
	References
Chapter 7: Lightweight Deployable Origami Antennas
	7.1 Deployable Origami Antennas
	7.2 High-Gain Tetrahedron Deployable Origami Antenna
		7.2.1 Antenna Design
		7.2.2 Measurement Results of High-Gain Deployable Antenna
	7.3 Low-Cost Circularly Polarized Deployable Origami Antenna
		7.3.1 Antenna Design
		7.3.2 Measurement Results
	7.4 Deployable Quasi-Yagi Monopole Origami Antenna
		7.4.1 Antenna Design
		7.4.2 Measurement Results
	7.5 Summary
	References
Chapter 8: Summary
Index