Wrap around microstrip antenna - conformal antennas

[kato]

all,

There must be an elegant way to do it. Mechanical Engineers might know 'folding algorithms', i.e take a 2D sketch and wrap it around ANY closed (or unclosed curve)

 

[plasma]

look at
Easy Design Flow for a Cylindrical Patch Antenna Array

 

[biff44]

There are software packages availabile (some free) that sheet metal fabricators use. These packages take a 3d shape, like a complex car muffler joint, and layout how you would cut it out of a sheet of metal before folding it. Look for those.

 

[kekosat300]

Hi,

I found a software with curve segments called **broken link removed**, which permit to model curved shapes. I put a perfect conductor ground plane and an average dielectric constant to model microstrip antennas. It has a trial version.