Evaluation and Characterization of 3D Printed Pyramid Horn Antennas utilizing different Deposition Techniques for Conductive Material

Lomakin K, Pavlenko T, Ankenbrand M, Sippel M, Ringel J, Scheetz M, Klemm T, Gräf D, Helmreich K, Franke J, Gold G (2018)


Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article, Review article

Publication year: 2018

Journal

Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Pages Range: 1-1

DOI: 10.1109/tcpmt.2018.2871931

Abstract

This paper evaluates different metal deposition approaches for a two-staged additive manufacturing (AM) process for 3-D horn antennas, divided into the deposition of plastic and conductive material. The demonstrated fabrication workflow allows for antennas of low cost and low weight and, therefore, demonstrates the vast benefit of AM. The comparison of a commercially available cast aluminum horn to the fabricated prototypes reveals a deviation of up to 3 dB in terms of transmission losses in copolarization over a distance of 1.85 m. Cross-polarization measurements are presented revealing a larger variation among the different metallization approaches. The results shown in this paper demonstrate a successful application of AM in radio frequency engineering. Moreover, one of the presented approaches makes use of only 3-D printing systems and is, therefore, potentially suitable for totally automated manufacturing.

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APA:

Lomakin, K., Pavlenko, T., Ankenbrand, M., Sippel, M., Ringel, J., Scheetz, M.,... Gold, G. (2018). Evaluation and Characterization of 3D Printed Pyramid Horn Antennas utilizing different Deposition Techniques for Conductive Material. IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, 1-1. https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tcpmt.2018.2871931

MLA:

Lomakin, Konstantin, et al. "Evaluation and Characterization of 3D Printed Pyramid Horn Antennas utilizing different Deposition Techniques for Conductive Material." IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology (2018): 1-1.

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