{"title":"A preliminary assessment of EMI control policies in hospitals","authors":"M. Ardavan, K. Schmitt, C. Trueman","doi":"10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552553","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552553","url":null,"abstract":"The use of wireless devices around critical-care medical equipment poses the risk that the electric field strength will exceed the immunity of the equipment, potentially resulting in equipment failure and possibly harming the patient. As medical staff and visitors carrying wireless transmitters move through the hospital, there may be times when number and type of transmitters near a medical device produce an electric field that exceeds the equipment's immunity level. This paper presents a method for estimating the risk that the immunity level will be exceeded from wireless transmitters carried by medical staff throughout a 24-hour period. The method is applied to a simplified scenario of three patients in beds and twelve transmitter locations surrounding the beds, with eight medical staff on the floor. The risk of electromagnetic interference can be reduced with a suitable management policy. This paper describes a method for evaluating the usefulness of a management policy quantitatively, and then compares three policies: unrestricted use of wireless devices, restricted use, and a ban on wireless devices.","PeriodicalId":161657,"journal":{"name":"2010 14th International Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics & the American Electromagnetics Conference","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122711338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fast detection and location of failed array elements using the fast SVM algorithm","authors":"B. Yeo, Yilong Lu","doi":"10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552576","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552576","url":null,"abstract":"With the increased proliferation of array antennas, for a myriad of wireless applications, the monitoring and correction of array element failure is becoming more critical. In this paper, a fast Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier, based on low-degree polynomial kernel is developed, to expeditiously detect and locate the failed elements of an arbitrary analog array, while categorizing the level of failure, at the same time. This method will work on any analog array configuration, and the results for a linear array sample are illustrated to demonstrate its effectiveness.","PeriodicalId":161657,"journal":{"name":"2010 14th International Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics & the American Electromagnetics Conference","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131200480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Low noise second harmonic Gunn diode oscillator using square-shaped slot line resonator","authors":"K. Kawasaki, Takayuki Tanaka, M. Aikawa","doi":"10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552571","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552571","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a low noise second harmonic Gunn diode oscillator using square-shaped slot line resonator. A multi-layer MIC technology is adopted to reduce the circuit size of the oscillator. The oscillator consists of Gunn diodes, slot line resonators and microstrip lines. The Gunn diodes are embedded in the slot line resonators. The output circuit is formed using the microstrip line. A second harmonic signal can be obtained from the output circuit. A square-shaped slot line resonator is used in order to achieve the low phase noise and the suppression of undesired harmonics. The second harmonic oscillator is designed and fabricated in K band. The output power is +8.89 dBm at the design frequency of 18.75 GHz (2f0) with the phase noise of −116.2 dBc/Hz at the offset frequency of 1MHz. Excellent suppression of the undesired fundamental frequency signal (f0) of −33dBc is achieved. Moreover, the circuit size is reduced by three-tenths relative to that of the previous model of the proposed oscillator.","PeriodicalId":161657,"journal":{"name":"2010 14th International Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics & the American Electromagnetics Conference","volume":"27 10","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132287031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Ostadrahimi, S. Noghanian, L. Shafai, A. Foroozesh
{"title":"Comparing performance of double layer stripline fed and single layer Y2Y fed vivaldi antennas","authors":"M. Ostadrahimi, S. Noghanian, L. Shafai, A. Foroozesh","doi":"10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552510","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552510","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates the performance of two different feed structures for Vivaldi antennas. It is shown that cross polarization performance depends on both guiding and feed regions. The effect of feed region is very important and cross polarization can be decreased by reducing the feed radiation. The performance of a double layer Vivaldi antenna fed by stripline and a single layer one fed by Y2Y feed are compared. The designed antennas can be used for Ultra Wideband (UWB) microwave imaging applications.","PeriodicalId":161657,"journal":{"name":"2010 14th International Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics & the American Electromagnetics Conference","volume":"264 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133807416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parameterized model order reduction of power distribution planes","authors":"M. Ahmadloo, Sourajeet Roy, A. Dounavis","doi":"10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552548","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552548","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes an algorithm to obtain a parameterized reduced order model for system level representations of large power distribution planes over a wide frequency of interest. The key advantage of the proposed algorithm is that, the electromagnetic behaviour of the plane can be efficiently modeled for a wide variation of design parameters without the need to regenerate the reduced model for each parameter change.","PeriodicalId":161657,"journal":{"name":"2010 14th International Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics & the American Electromagnetics Conference","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115558676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"G-shaped wearable cuff button antenna for 2.45 GHZ ISM band applications","authors":"L. Salman, L. Talbi","doi":"10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552573","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552573","url":null,"abstract":"Wireless communication technology has matured as a viable way to provide ubiquitous unrestrained and convenient infrastructure free communications everywhere. Wireless communication systems are diffusing around the world faster than any other communication technologies from global cellular telephone systems to local and even personal-area networks. Hence, wireless radio systems have increased in importance for both voice and high speed data transmission in military, commercial and personal communications.","PeriodicalId":161657,"journal":{"name":"2010 14th International Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics & the American Electromagnetics Conference","volume":"107 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123232848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application of time-domain antenna techniques in electromagnetic field sensors characterization","authors":"S. Saboktakin, B. Kordi","doi":"10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552466","url":null,"abstract":"Time-domain techniques are advantageous over frequency-domain methods in the transient analysis of wideband systems. A major class of passive electromagnetic field sensors are treated as antennas in the receiving mode and hence can be characterized using antennas time-domain parameters such as effective gain and fidelity. In this paper, these parameters have been calculated for a monopole antenna and an Asymptotic Conical Dipole (ACD). The antennas are modeled as wire structures. By solving a time-domain Electric Field Integral Equation (EFIE) using the method of moments (MoM), the induced current in the wires due to the incident electromagnetic field is determined. Knowing the induced time-domain current and the incident electric field, antenna effective height is calculated as a key parameter to evaluate time-domain characteristics of the sensors.","PeriodicalId":161657,"journal":{"name":"2010 14th International Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics & the American Electromagnetics Conference","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123318194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Through the looking glass: A characteristic mode view of electromagnetic modeling & design","authors":"J. Ethier, D. McNamara","doi":"10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552577","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552577","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years there has been a surge of interest in various disciplines within applied electromagnetics, including electrically small antennas, MIMO antennas, periodic structures and metamaterials. Though a multitude of interesting applications have arisen, there still remain numerous fundamental questions regarding these burgeoning areas of research. We show how a characteristic mode analysis can provide insights into some of these questions.","PeriodicalId":161657,"journal":{"name":"2010 14th International Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics & the American Electromagnetics Conference","volume":"92 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123331384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Excitation of a triangular lattice EBG waveguide by an incident plane wave","authors":"Y. Abdo, M. R. Chaharmir, J. Shaker, Y. Antar","doi":"10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552399","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552399","url":null,"abstract":"A triangular lattice of holes with partial bandgap is used to design an EBG waveguide for TM modes (magnetic field parallel to the substrate surface and perpendicular to the holes) for operation in the millimeter wave range. The fundamental guided mode of the designed waveguide has a quasi-TEM nature. This waveguide is designed to serve as a building block of a spatial power combiner and it is excited with an incident plane wave. A square lattice of metallic vias was added at the input and output faces of the EBG waveguide to prevent the incident plane wave from penetrating into the triangular lattice of holes and enhance the coupling between the guided mode inside the waveguide and plane wave excitation. The mode matching between the two different EBG waveguides with triangle and rectangle lattices has been investigated. The modal structures of the EBG waveguides were exploited to optimize the structure.","PeriodicalId":161657,"journal":{"name":"2010 14th International Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics & the American Electromagnetics Conference","volume":"161 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122765351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multiband pyramidal antenna for radio navigation and telemetry systems","authors":"S. Hebib, H. Aubert, N. Fonseca","doi":"10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552559","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552559","url":null,"abstract":"A novel multi-band pyramidal antenna combining radio navigation and MicroSAT telemetry applications was recently introduced by the authors. This flexible antenna provides independent and easily adjustable operating frequency design. Furthermore, the radiation patterns of this pyramidal antenna are relatively similar at the different operating frequencies. One key element of this radiating structure is its cutoff waveguide placed underneath the antenna ground plane in order to improve input ports impedance matching while minimizing the antenna rear radiation level. This paper further describes the above-mentioned antenna and gives its latest improvements.","PeriodicalId":161657,"journal":{"name":"2010 14th International Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics & the American Electromagnetics Conference","volume":"217 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122849325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}