Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:54:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RossanaMSC.pdf: 3237270 bytes, checksum: 01cfb4de4da5c1c94fba895ebbbdddb1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-09-28 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / The bidimensional periodic structures called frequency selective surfaces have been well investigated because of their filtering properties. Similar to the filters that work at the traditional radiofrequency band, such structures can behave as band-stop or pass-band filters, depending on the elements of the array (patch or aperture, respectively) and can be used for a variety of applications, such as: radomes, dichroic reflectors, waveguide filters, artificial magnetic conductors, microwave absorbers etc. To provide high-performance filtering properties at microwave bands, electromagnetic engineers have investigated various types of periodic structures: reconfigurable frequency selective screens, multilayered selective filters, as well as periodic arrays printed on anisotropic dielectric substrates and composed by fractal elements. In general, there is no closed form solution directly from a given desired frequency response to a corresponding device; thus, the analysis of its scattering characteristics requires the application of rigorous full-wave techniques. Besides that, due to the computational complexity of using a full-wave simulator to evaluate the frequency selective surface scattering variables, many electromagnetic engineers still use trial-and-error process until to achieve a given design criterion. As this procedure is very laborious and human dependent, optimization techniques are required to design practical periodic structures with desired filter specifications. Some authors have been employed neural networks and natural optimization algorithms, such as the genetic algorithms and the particle swarm optimization for the frequency selective surface design and optimization. This work has as objective the accomplishment of a rigorous study about the electromagnetic behavior of the periodic structures, enabling the design of efficient devices applied to microwave band. For this, artificial neural networks are used together with natural optimization techniques, allowing the accurate and efficient investigation of various types of frequency selective surfaces, in a simple and fast manner, becoming a powerful tool for the design and optimization of such structures / As estruturas planares peri?dicas bidimensionais, conhecidas como Superf?cies Seletivas de Frequ?ncia, t?m sido bastante estudadas por causa da propriedade de filtragem de frequ?ncia que apresentam. Similares aos filtros que operam na faixa tradicional de radiofrequ?ncia, tais estruturas podem apresentar caracter?sticas espectrais de filtros rejeitafaixa ou passa-faixa, dependendo do tipo de elemento do arranjo (patch ou abertura, respectivamente) e podem ser utilizadas em uma variedade de aplica??es, tais como radomes, refletores dicr?icos, filtros de micro-ondas, condutores magn?ticos artificiais, absorvedores etc. Para melhorar o desempenho de tais dispositivos eletromagn?ticos e investigar suas propriedades, muitos estudiosos t?m analisado v?rios tipos de estruturas peri?dicas: superf?cies seletivas de frequ?ncia reconfigur?veis, filtros de m?ltiplas camadas seletivas, al?m de arranjos peri?dicos impressos sobre substratos diel?tricos anisotr?picos e que utilizam geometrias fractais na sua forma??o. Em geral, n?o existe uma solu??o anal?tica diretamente extra?da a partir da resposta em frequ?ncia de um dispositivo; desta forma, a an?lise de suas caracter?sticas espectrais requer a aplica??o de t?cnicas de onda completa rigorosas, como o m?todo da equa??o integral, por exemplo. Al?m disso, devido ? complexidade computacional exigida para a implementa??o destes m?todos, muitos estudiosos ainda utilizam a investiga??o por tentativa e erro, para alcan?ar crit?rios satisfat?rios ao projeto dos dispositivos. Como este procedimento ? muito trabalhoso e dependente do homem, faz-se necess?rio o emprego de t?cnicas de otimiza??o que acelerem a obten??o de estruturas peri?dicas com especifica??es de filtragem desejadas. Alguns autores t?m utilizado redes neurais artificiais e algoritmos de otimiza??o natural, como os algoritmos gen?ticos e a otimiza??o por enxame de part?culas no projeto e otimiza??o das superf?cies seletivas de frequ?ncia. Este trabalho tem como objetivo realizar um estudo mais aprofundado sobre o comportamento eletromagn?tico das estruturas peri?dicas seletivas de frequ?ncia, possibilitando a obten??o de dispositivos eficientes e aplic?veis na faixa de micro-ondas. P ra isto, redes neurais artificiais s?o utilizadas em conjunto com t?cnicas de otimiza??o baseadas na natureza, permitindo a investiga??o precisa e eficiente de v?rios tipos de superf?cies seletivas de frequ?ncia, de forma simples e r?pida, tornando-se, portanto, uma poderosa ferramenta de projeto e otimiza??o de tais estruturas

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:55:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 HertzWCL_TESE.pdf: 4465162 bytes, checksum: b8574ba7e4819cb59386ad0ba99ebd86 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-10-11 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / The frequency selective surfaces, or FSS (Frequency Selective Surfaces), are structures consisting of periodic arrays of conductive elements, called patches, which are usually very thin and they are printed on dielectric layers, or by openings perforated on very thin metallic surfaces, for applications in bands of microwave and millimeter waves. These structures are often used in aircraft, missiles, satellites, radomes, antennae reflector, high gain antennas and microwave ovens, for example. The use of these structures has as main objective filter frequency bands that can be broadcast or rejection, depending on the specificity of the required application. In turn, the modern communication systems such as GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications), RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and WiMAX, whose services are highly demanded by society, have required the development of antennas having, as its main features, and low cost profile, and reduced dimensions and weight. In this context, the microstrip antenna is presented as an excellent choice for communications systems today, because (in addition to meeting the requirements mentioned intrinsically) planar structures are easy to manufacture and integration with other components in microwave circuits. Consequently, the analysis and synthesis of these devices mainly, due to the high possibility of shapes, size and frequency of its elements has been carried out by full-wave models, such as the finite element method, the method of moments and finite difference time domain. However, these methods require an accurate despite great computational effort. In this context, computational intelligence (CI) has been used successfully in the design and optimization of microwave planar structures, as an auxiliary tool and very appropriate, given the complexity of the geometry of the antennas and the FSS considered. The computational intelligence is inspired by natural phenomena such as learning, perception and decision, using techniques such as artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic, fractal geometry and evolutionary computation. This work makes a study of application of computational intelligence using meta-heuristics such as genetic algorithms and swarm intelligence optimization of antennas and frequency selective surfaces. Genetic algorithms are computational search methods based on the theory of natural selection proposed by Darwin and genetics used to solve complex problems, eg, problems where the search space grows with the size of the problem. The particle swarm optimization characteristics including the use of intelligence collectively being applied to optimization problems in many areas of research. The main objective of this work is the use of computational intelligence, the analysis and synthesis of antennas and FSS. We considered the structures of a microstrip planar monopole, ring type, and a cross-dipole FSS. We developed algorithms and optimization results obtained for optimized geometries of antennas and FSS considered. To validate results were designed, constructed and measured several prototypes. The measured results showed excellent agreement with the simulated. Moreover, the results obtained in this study were compared to those simulated using a commercial software has been also observed an excellent agreement. Specifically, the efficiency of techniques used were CI evidenced by simulated and measured, aiming at optimizing the bandwidth of an antenna for wideband operation or UWB (Ultra Wideband), using a genetic algorithm and optimizing the bandwidth, by specifying the length of the air gap between two frequency selective surfaces, using an optimization algorithm particle swarm / As superf?cies seletivas de freq??ncia, ou FSS (Frequency Selective Surfaces), s?o estruturas constitu?das por arranjos peri?dicos de elementos condutores, denominados patches, geralmente muito finos e impressos sobre camadas diel?tricas, ou de aberturas, perfuradas em superf?cies met?licas muito finas, para aplica??es nas faixas de microondas e ondas milim?tricas. Estas estruturas s?o frequentemente utilizadas em aeronaves, m?sseis, sat?lites, radomes, antenas de refletor, antenas de alto ganho e fornos de microondas, por exemplo. A utiliza??o destas estruturas tem como objetivo principal filtrar bandas de freq??ncia, que podem ser de transmiss?o ou de rejei??o, dependendo da especificidade da aplica??o desejada. Por sua vez, os sistemas de comunica??o modernos, tais como GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications), RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi e WiMAX, cujos servi?os s?o altamente demandados pela sociedade, t?m requerido o desenvolvimento de antenas que apresentem, como caracter?sticas principais, baixo custo e perfil, al?m de peso e dimens?es reduzidas. Neste contexto, a antena de microfita se apresenta como uma excelente op??o para os sistemas de comunica??es atuais, pois (al?m de atenderem intrinsicamente aos requisitos mencionados) s?o estruturas planares de f?cil fabrica??o e integra??o com outros componentes de circuitos de microondas. Em consequ?ncia, a an?lise e principalmente a s?ntese destes dispositivos, em face da grande possibilidade de formas, dimens?es e periodicidade de seus elementos, tem sido efetuada atrav?s de modelos de onda completa, tais como o m?todo dos elementos finitos, o m?todo dos momentos e o m?todo das diferen?as finitas no dom?nio do tempo. Entretanto, estes m?todos apesar de precisos requerem um grande esfor?o computacional. Neste contexto, a intelig?ncia computacional (IC) tem sido utilizada com sucesso nos projetos e na otimiza??o de estruturas planares de microondas, como uma ferramenta auxiliar e muito adequada, dada a complexidade das geometrias das antenas e das FSS consideradas. A intelig?ncia computacional ? inspirada em fen?menos naturais como: aprendizado, percep??o e decis?o, utilizando t?cnicas como redes neurais artificiais, l?gica fuzzy, geometria fractal e computa??o evolucion?ria. Este trabalho realiza um estudo de aplica??o de intelig?ncia computacional utilizando metaheur?sticas como algoritmos gen?ticos e intelig?ncia de enxames na otimiza??o de antenas e superf?cies seletivas de frequ?ncia. Os algoritmos gen?ticos s?o m?todos computacionais de busca baseados na teoria da sele??o natural proposta por Darwin e na gen?tica utilizados para resolver problemas complexos como, por exemplo, problemas em que o espa?o de busca cresce com as dimens?es do problema. A otimiza??o por enxame de part?culas tem como caracter?sticas a utiliza??o da intelig?ncia de forma coletiva sendo aplicada em problemas de otimiza??o em diversas ?reas de pesquisa. O objetivo principal deste trabalho consiste na utiliza??o da intelig?ncia computacional, na an?lise e s?ntese de antenas e de FSS. Foram consideradas as estruturas de um monopolo planar de microfita, do tipo anel, e de uma FSS de dipolos em cruz. Foram desenvolvidos os algoritmos de otimiza??o e obtidos resultados para as geometrias otimizadas de antenas e FSS consideradas. Para a valida??o de resultados foram projetados, constru?dos e medidos v?rios prot?tipos. Os resultados medidos apresentaram excelente concord?ncia com os simulados. Al?m disso, os resultados obtidos neste trabalho foram comparados com os simulados atrav?s de um software comercial, tendo sido observada tamb?m uma excelente concord?ncia. Especificamente, a efici?ncia das t?cnicas de IC utilizadas foram comprovadas atrav?s de resultados simulados e medidos, objetivando a otimiza??o da largura de banda de uma antena para opera??o em banda ultralarga, ou UWB (Ultra Wideband), com a utiliza??o de um algoritmo gen?tico e da otimiza??o da largura de banda, atrav?s da especifica??o do comprimento do gap de ar entre duas superf?cies seletivas de frequ?ncia, utilizando um algoritmo de otimiza??o por enxame de part?culas

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:55:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ClarissaLN_TESE.pdf: 4153617 bytes, checksum: 6a9b7ed40b1f66da758afee4efaf74e9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-04-09 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / In this thesis, a frequency selective surface (FSS) consists of a two-dimensional periodic structure mounted on a dielectric substrate, which is capable of selecting signals in one or more frequency bands of interest. In search of better performance, more compact dimensions, low cost manufacturing, among other characteristics, these periodic structures have been continually optimized over time. Due to its spectral characteristics, which are similar to band-stop or band-pass filters, the FSSs have been studied and used in several applications for more than four decades. The design of an FSS with a periodic structure composed by pre-fractal elements facilitates the tuning of these spatial filters and the adjustment of its electromagnetic parameters, enabling a compact design which generally has a stable frequency response and superior performance relative to its euclidean counterpart. The unique properties of geometric fractals have shown to be useful, mainly in the production of antennas and frequency selective surfaces, enabling innovative solutions and commercial applications in microwave range. In recent applications, the FSSs modify the indoor propagation environments (emerging concept called wireless building ). In this context, the use of pre-fractal elements has also shown promising results, allowing a more effective filtering of more than one frequency band with a single-layer structure. This thesis approaches the design of FSSs using pre-fractal elements based on Vicsek, Peano and teragons geometries, which act as band-stop spatial filters. The transmission properties of the periodic surfaces are analyzed to design compact and efficient devices with stable frequency responses, applicable to microwave frequency range and suitable for use in indoor communications. The results are discussed in terms of the electromagnetic effect resulting from the variation of parameters such as: fractal iteration number (or fractal level), scale factor, fractal dimension and periodicity of FSS, according the pre-fractal element applied on the surface. The analysis of the fractal dimension s influence on the resonant properties of a FSS is a new contribution in relation to researches about microwave devices that use fractal geometry. Due to its own characteristics and the geometric shape of the Peano pre-fractal elements, the reconfiguration possibility of these structures is also investigated and discussed. This thesis also approaches, the construction of efficient selective filters with new configurations of teragons pre-fractal patches, proposed to control the WLAN coverage in indoor environments by rejecting the signals in the bands of 2.4~2.5 GHz (IEEE 802.11 b) and 5.0~6.0 GHz (IEEE 802.11a). The FSSs are initially analyzed through simulations performed by commercial software s: Ansoft DesignerTM and HFSSTM. The fractal design methodology is validated by experimental characterization of the built prototypes, using alternatively, different measurement setups, with commercial horn antennas and microstrip monopoles fabricated for low cost measurements / Nesta tese, uma superf?cie seletiva de frequ?ncia (FSS) consiste de uma estrutura peri?dica bidimensional montada sobre um substrato diel?trico, que ? capaz de selecionar sinais em uma ou mais faixas de frequ?ncias de interesse. Em busca da obten??o de um melhor desempenho, dimens?es mais compactas, baixo custo de fabrica??o, entre outras caracter?sticas, estas estruturas peri?dicas t?m sido continuamente otimizadas ao longo do tempo. Devido ?s suas caracter?sticas espectrais, que s?o similares as de filtros rejeita-faixa ou passa-faixa, as FSSs t?m sido estudadas e usadas em aplica??es diversas por mais de quatro d?cadas. O projeto de uma FSS com uma estrutura peri?dica composta de elementos pr?fractais facilita a sintonia destes filtros espaciais e o ajuste de seus par?metros eletromagn?ticos, possibilitando uma constru??o compacta, que, em geral, apresenta uma resposta est?vel em frequ?ncia e desempenho superior em rela??o ? sua contrapartida euclidiana. As propriedades ?nicas dos fractais geom?tricos t?m-se mostrado bastante ?teis, principalmente para a constru??o de antenas e superf?cies seletivas de frequ?ncia, permitindo solu??es inovadoras e aplica??es comerciais na faixa de micro-ondas. Em aplica??es mais recentes, as FSSs modificam os ambientes de propaga??o indoor (conceito emergente chamado de wireless building ). Neste contexto, o uso de elementos pr?-fractais tamb?m tem apresentado resultados promissores, tornando mais efetiva a filtragem de mais de uma faixa de frequ?ncias com uma estrutura de camada simples. Esta tese aborda o projeto de FSSs com elementos pr?-fractais baseados nas geometrias de Vicsek, Peano e dos ter?gonos, que funcionam como filtros espaciais do tipo rejeita-faixa. As propriedades de transmiss?o das superf?cies peri?dicas s?o analisadas para a concep??o de dispositivos eficientes, compactos e com respostas est?veis em frequ?ncia, aplic?veis na faixa de micro-ondas e adequados para utiliza??es em comunica??es indoor. Os resultados s?o discutidos em termos do efeito eletromagn?tico decorrente da varia??o de par?metros como, n?mero de itera??es fractais (ou n?vel do fractal), fator de escala, dimens?o fractal e periodicidade da FSS, de acordo com o elemento pr?-fractal utilizado. A an?lise da influ?ncia da dimens?o fractal sobre as propriedades de resson?ncia de uma FSS ? uma contribui??o nova no que diz respeito ?s pesquisas com dispositivos de micro-ondas que utilizam geometrias fractais. Devido ?s caracter?sticas pr?prias e a forma geom?trica dos elementos pr?-fractais de Peano, a possibilidade de reconfigura??o destas estruturas tamb?m ? investigada e discutida. Esta tese aborda ainda, a constru??o de filtros seletivos eficientes com novas configura??es de patches pr?-fractais do tipo ter?gonos, propostos para controle de cobertura WLAN em ambientes indoor, rejeitando os sinais nas faixas de 2,4~2,5 GHz (IEEE 802.11b) e 5,0~6,0 GHz (IEEE 802.11a). As FSSs s?o analisadas inicialmente por meio de simula??es executadas pelos programas comerciais Ansoft DesignerTM e HFSSTM. A metodologia de projeto ? validada atrav?s da caracteriza??o experimental dos prot?tipos constru?dos utilizando, alternativamente, diferentes setups de medi??o, com antenas corneta comerciais e monopolos de microfita de fabrica??o pr?pria para medi??es de baixo custo

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:55:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MarceloRS_TESE.pdf: 2113878 bytes, checksum: 1cc62a66f14cc48f2e97f986a4dbbb8d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-01-27 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / This thesis describes design methodologies for frequency selective surfaces (FSSs) composed of periodic arrays of pre-fractals metallic patches on single-layer dielectrics (FR4, RT/duroid). Shapes presented by Sierpinski island and T fractal geometries are exploited to the simple design of efficient band-stop spatial filters with applications in the range of microwaves. Initial results are discussed in terms of the electromagnetic effect resulting from the variation of parameters such as, fractal iteration number (or fractal level), fractal iteration factor, and periodicity of FSS, depending on the used pre-fractal element (Sierpinski island or T fractal). The transmission properties of these proposed periodic arrays are investigated through simulations performed by Ansoft DesignerTM and Ansoft HFSSTM commercial softwares that run full-wave methods. To validate the employed methodology, FSS prototypes are selected for fabrication and measurement. The obtained results point to interesting features for FSS spatial filters: compactness, with high values of frequency compression factor; as well as stable frequency responses at oblique incidence of plane waves. This thesis also approaches, as it main focus, the application of an alternative electromagnetic (EM) optimization technique for analysis and synthesis of FSSs with fractal motifs. In application examples of this technique, Vicsek and Sierpinski pre-fractal elements are used in the optimal design of FSS structures. Based on computational intelligence tools, the proposed technique overcomes the high computational cost associated to the full-wave parametric analyzes. To this end, fast and accurate multilayer perceptron (MLP) neural network models are developed using different parameters as design input variables. These neural network models aim to calculate the cost function in the iterations of population-based search algorithms. Continuous genetic algorithm (GA), particle swarm optimization (PSO), and bees algorithm (BA) are used for FSSs optimization with specific resonant frequency and bandwidth. The performance of these algorithms is compared in terms of computational cost and numerical convergence. Consistent results can be verified by the excellent agreement obtained between simulations and measurements related to FSS prototypes built with a given fractal iteration / Esta tese descreve metodologias de projeto para superf?cies seletivas de frequ?ncia (FSSs) compostas por arranjos peri?dicos de patches met?licos pr?-fractais impressos em camadas diel?tricas simples (FR4, RT/duroid). As formas apresentadas pelas geometrias correspondentes ? ilha de Sierpinski e ao fractal T s?o exploradas para o projeto simples de filtros espaciais rejeita-faixa eficientes com aplica??es na faixa de micro-ondas. Resultados iniciais s?o discutidos em termos do efeito eletromagn?tico decorrente da varia??o de par?metros como, n?mero de itera??es fractais (ou n?vel do fractal), fator de itera??o fractal, e periodicidade da FSS, dependendo do elemento pr?-fractal utilizado (ilha de Sierpinski ou fractal T). As propriedades de transmiss?o destes arranjos peri?dicos propostos s?o investigadas atrav?s de simula??es realizadas pelos programas comerciais Ansoft DesignerTM e Ansoft HFSSTM, que executam m?todos de onda completa. Para validar a metodologia empregada, prot?tipos de FSS s?o selecionados para fabrica??o e medi??o. Os resultados obtidos apontam caracter?sticas interessantes para filtros espaciais de FSS, tais como: estrutura compacta, com maiores fatores de compress?o de frequ?ncia; al?m de respostas est?veis em frequ?ncia com rela??o ? incid?ncia obl?qua de ondas planas. Esta tese aborda ainda, como enfoque principal, a aplica??o de uma t?cnica alternativa de otimiza??o eletromagn?tica (EM) para an?lise e s?ntese de FSSs com motivos fractais. Em exemplos de aplica??o desta t?cnica, elementos pr?-fractais de Vicsek e Sierpinski s?o usados no projeto ?timo das estruturas de FSS. Baseada em ferramentas de intelig?ncia computacional, a t?cnica proposta supera o alto custo computacional proveniente das an?lises param?tricas de onda completa. Para este fim, s?o desenvolvidos modelos r?pidos e precisos de rede neural do tipo perceptron de m?ltiplas camadas (MLP) utilizando diferentes par?metros como vari?veis de entrada do projeto. Estes modelos de rede neural t?m como objetivo calcular a fun??o custo nas itera??es dos algoritmos de busca populacional. O algoritmo gen?tico cont?nuo (GA), a otimiza??o por enxame de part?culas (PSO), e o algoritmo das abelhas (BA), s?o usados para a otimiza??o das FSSs com valores espec?ficos de frequ?ncia de resson?ncia e largura de banda. O desempenho destes algoritmos ? comparado em termos do custo computacional e da 13 converg?ncia num?rica. Resultados consistentes podem ser verificados atrav?s da excelente concord?ncia obtida entre simula??es e medi??es referentes aos prot?tipos de FSS constru?dos com uma dada itera??o fractal

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:55:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ValdezAAF_TESE.pdf: 2001050 bytes, checksum: d0f0b88178102c3f48880303c1c6d765 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-03-12 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / This work aims to show how the application of frequency selective surfaces (FSS) in planar antenna arrays become an alternative to obtain desired radiation characteristics from changes in radiation parameters of the arrays, such as bandwidth, gain and directivity. In addition to analyzing these parameters is also made a study of the mutual coupling between the elements of the array. To accomplish this study, were designed a microstrip antenna array with two patch elements, fed by a network feed. Another change made in the array was the use of the truncated ground plane, with the objective of increasing the bandwidth and miniaturize the elements of the array. In order to study the behavior of frequency selective surfaces applied in antenna arrays, three different layouts were proposed. The first layout uses the FSS as a superstrate (above the array). The second layout uses the FSS as reflector element (below the array). The third layout is placed between two FSS. Numerical and experimental results for each of the proposed configurations are presented in order to validate the research / Este trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar como a aplica??o de superf?cies seletivas em frequ?ncia (FSS) em arranjos de antenas planares se torna uma alternativa interessante para se obter caracter?sticas de radia??o desejadas, a partir de altera??es em par?metros de radia??o dos arranjos, tais como largura de banda, ganho e diretividade. Al?m de analisar esses par?metros, tamb?m ? feito o estudo do acoplamento m?tuo entre os elementos do arranjo. Para realizar tal estudo, foi projetado um arranjo de antenas de microfita, com dois elementos do tipo patch, alimentado por uma rede de alimenta??o. Outra modifica??o feita no arranjo foi a utiliza??o do plano de terra truncado, com o objetivo de aumentar a largura de banda e miniaturizar os elementos do arranjo. Para poder estudar o comportamento das superf?cies seletivas em frequ?ncia aplicadas em arranjos de antenas, foram propostos tr?s layouts diferentes. O primeiro layout consiste em utilizar a FSS como superstrato (acima do arranjo). O segundo consiste em utilizar a FSS como elemento refletor (abaixo do arranjo). O terceiro layout consiste em colocar o arranjo entre duas camadas de FSS, tanto em cima quanto abaixo. Resultados num?ricos e experimentais para cada uma das configura??es propostas s?o apresentados

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:56:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RicardoCOM_DISSERT.pdf: 2871437 bytes, checksum: ca804782bf10029c3e31983e4917ea6a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-04-18 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / This work presents a theoretical and experimental analysis about the properties of microstrip antennas with integrated frequency selective surfaces (Frequency Selective Surface - FSS). The integration occurs through the insertion of the FSS on ground plane of microstrip patch antenna. This integration aims to improve some characteristics of the antennas. The FSS using patch-type elements in square unit cells. Specifically, the simulated results are obtained using the commercial computer program CST Studio Suite? version 2011. From a standard antenna, designed to operate in wireless communication systems of IEEE 802.11 a / b / g / n the dimensions of the FSS are varied to obtain an optimization of some antenna parameters such as impedance matching and selectivity in the operating bands. After optimization of the investigated parameters are built two prototypes of microstrip patch antennas with and without the FSS ground plane. Comparisons are made of the results with the experimental results by 14 ZVB network analyzer from Rohde & Schwarz ?. The comparison aims to validate the simulations performed and show the improvements obtained with the FSS in integrated ground plane antenna. In the construction of prototypes, we used dielectric substrates of the type of Rogers Corporation RT-3060 with relative permittivity equal to 10.2 and low loss tangent. Suggestions for continued work are presented / Este trabalho apresenta uma investiga??o te?rica e experimental sobre as propriedades das antenas de microfita integradas com superf?cies seletivas em frequ?ncia (Frequency Selective Surface FSS). A integra??o se d? por meio da inser??o da FSS no plano de terra da antena patch de microfita. Essa integra??o visa a melhoria de algumas caracter?sticas das antenas como, por exemplo, ganho, largura de banda, dentre outras. As FSS utilizam elementos do tipo patch quadrado nas c?lulas unit?rias. Especificamente, os resultados simulados s?o obtidos utilizando-se o programa computacional comercial CST Studio Suite? vers?o 2011. A partir de uma antena padr?o, projetada para operar em sistemas de comunica??es sem fio dos padr?es IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n, as dimens?es da FSS s?o variadas de forma a obter uma otimiza??o de alguns par?metros da antena, como casamento de imped?ncia e seletividade nas bandas de opera??o. Ap?s a otimiza??o dos par?metros investigados, s?o constru?dos dois prot?tipos de antenas patch de microfita com e sem a FSS no plano de terra. S?o feitas compara??es dos resultados simulados com os resultados experimentais obtidos pelo analisador de rede ZVB 14 da Rohde & Schwarz?. A compara??o visa validar as simula??es efetuadas e mostrar as melhorias obtidas com a FSS integrada no plano de terra da antena. Na constru??o dos prot?tipos, foram utilizados substratos diel?tricos da Rogers Corporation do tipo RT-3060 com permissividade relativa igual a 10,5 e baixa tangente de perdas. Sugest?es de continuidade do trabalho s?o apresentadas

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:56:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ValdemirPSN_DISSERT.pdf: 1834625 bytes, checksum: 95e248e92979a128a6b21a87f73fdd48 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-07-26 / The planar circuits are structures that increasingly attracting the attention of researchers, due the good performance and capacity to integrate with other devices, in the prototyping of systems for transmitting and receiving signals in the microwave range. In this context, the study and development of new techniques for analysis of these devices have significantly contributed in the design of structures with excellent performance and high reliability. In this work, the full-wave method based on the concept of electromagnetic waves and the principle of reflection and transmission of waves at an interface, Wave Concept Iterative Procedure (WCIP), or iterative method of waves is described as a tool with high precision study microwave planar circuits. The proposed method is applied to the characterization of planar filters, microstrip antennas and frequency selective surfaces. Prototype devices were built and the experimental results confirmed the proposed mathematical model. The results were also compared with simulated results by Ansoft HFSS, observing a good agreement between them. / Os circuitos planares s?o estruturas que atraem cada vez mais a aten??o dos pesquisadores, pelo bom desempenho e pela capacidade de integra??o com outros dispositivos, na prototipagem de sistemas de transmiss?o e recep??o de sinais na faixa de micro-ondas. Neste contexto, o estudo e o desenvolvimento de novas t?cnicas de an?lise desses dispositivos t?m contribu?do de forma significativa na concep??o de estruturas com desempenhos excelentes e alto grau de confiabilidade. Neste trabalho, o m?todo de onda completa baseado no conceito de ondas eletromagn?ticas e no princ?pio da reflex?o e transmiss?o de ondas em uma interface, Wave Concept Iterative Procedure (WCIP), ou m?todo iterativo das ondas ? descrito como uma ferramenta com alto grau de precis?o no estudo de circuitos planares de micro-ondas. O m?todo proposto ? aplicado na caracteriza??o de filtros planares, antenas de microfita e superf?cies seletivas de frequ?ncia. Prot?tipos dos dispositivos foram constru?dos e os resultados experimentais comprovaram o modelo matem?tico proposto. Os resultados obtidos tamb?m foram comparados com os resultados simulados pelo Ansoft HFSS, tendo sido observada uma boa concord?ncia entre eles

Les matériaux composites prennent une place de plus en plus importante dans la conception et la fabrication des moyens de transport et notamment dans le domaine naval où ils sont particulièrement privilégiés. En effet, ces matériaux sont utilisés pour leur légèreté, insensibilité à la corrosion et leurs caractéristiques mécaniques. Dans le domaine militaire, où l'optimisation des moyens de communication et de protection électromagnétique est primordiale, le développement de matériaux composites dotés de propriétés de reconfigurabilité sous commande(s) externe(s), présente un atout opérationnel majeur pour les parois structurales exploitant ces matériaux. Afin d'explorer cette voie, DCNS et l'Institut d’Électronique et de Télécommunications de Rennes (IETR, UMR-6164) se sont associés. Les travaux de thèse engagés ont pour objectif d'étudier et de développer des matériaux composites présentant des fonctions de reconfigurabilité applicables aux systèmes navals tels que les radômes, les antennes et exploitables pour répondre aux problématiques de furtivité (SER). Une première étude a permis d'explorer les matériaux à base de carbone, présentant une potentielle agilité de leurs caractéristiques diélectriques sous actuateur électrique. Ces matériaux présentent également un fort pouvoir absorbant électromagnétique, tributaire des propriétés diélectriques, elles-mêmes potentiellement reconfigurables. La seconde étude engagée a étudié l'impact des matériaux ferroélectriques, c'est-à-dire des matériaux reconfigurables sous champ électrique, lorsqu'ils sont intégrés comme charge dans une résine d'imprégnation. Ce nouveau matériau composite présente alors une reconfigurabilité de ses caractéristiques diélectriques, rendant commandable en fréquence sa structure hôte. Une troisième étude, exploitant aussi le matériau ferroélectrique a permis l'obtention d'une reconfigurabilité des caractéristiques de réflectivité de panneaux composites grâce au développement de surfaces sélectives en fréquence reconfigurables. De nouvelles propriétés ont ainsi été mises en évidence en hyperfréquences. Enfin, les matériaux d'âmes et spécifiquement les nids d'abeilles diélectriques ont fait l'étude d'une fonctionnalisation pour des applications DC et hyperfréquences. / Composite materials are used for their lightness, high resistance to corrosion and high mechanical properties over large application areas, such as naval, ground and aerial. Collaboration between DCNS group and the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications of Rennes (IETR, UMR-6164) has been initiated to develop smart composite materials with tunable properties at microwaves. Three different routes have been investigated during the thesis work. The first one is based on carbon composite material, its electromagnetic absorbing ability and its potential dielectric tunability. For this, we develop composite materials loaded with various carbon particles (carbon nanotube, graphene, black carbon). Next, to elaborate smart composite materials, a ferroelectric material has been used as filler. The dielectric characteristics of such materials can be tuned under external biasing for example. Thus we develop an active composite material under various external actuators for naval application, and especially for new reconfigurable frequency selective surface (RFSS). Finally dielectric honeycomb materials have been specifically elaborated and studied to develop smart properties for DC and microwave applications. During this work, three different prototypes improving composite materials in naval area have been performed: reconfigurable radome, RCS reduction, and antenna isolation.

Le brouillard électromagnétique dans lequel nous vivons en permanence estaujourd’hui montré du doigt car, outre les risques sanitaires qu’il pourrait engendrer, illimite l’usage de certaines technologies. L’importance des interférences entre réseauxsans fil, ou la peur du piratage sur ces mêmes réseaux, en sont deux exemples. Cetravail de thèse vise à développer un nouveau moyen de protection contre certaines deces ondes électromagnétiques. Plus spécifiquement, ce travail se focalise sur unetechnologie capable de filtrer uniquement les ondes WiFi et GSM à travers de grandessurfaces d’une habitation, comme un mur. Pour ce faire, la fonctionnalisation d’uncomposant standard des bâtiments, le papier-peint, a été étudié.L’utilisation de surfaces sélectives en fréquence a été retenue. Ces motifs sontdirectement imprimés sur du papier à l’aide d’encre conductrice et de la techniqued’impression flexographique. L’étude s’est également portée sur la réalisation de motifsde filtrage innovants. Les résultats de simulation montrent qu’ils sont capables de filtrerdeux ou trois bandes, qu’ils sont quasiment insensibles à la polarisation et à l’angled’incidence dans une plage allant de 0° à ± 80°. Le travail a ensuite permis dedémontrer la faisabilité pratique de ce concept aux stades laboratoire et industriel.Ensuite, nous avons démontré expérimentalement l’efficacité de ce concept dans lesbandes WiFi. La transmission atteint alors -30 dB. Enfin, une validation expérimentaledu produit en situation réelle a été menée, à savoir la pose du papier-peint sur du plâtre,du bois, l’influence de la colle ou encore la pose d’une couche de papier-peint décoratifpar-dessus le produit.En conclusion, les résultats pratiques obtenus confirment les résultats théoriquesestimés et, permettent à ce nouveau concept, appelé métapapier, d’être suffisammentefficace pour permettre la réduction des ondes WiFi ou GSM. / The electromagnetic smog in which we live today is nowadays a real issue because it limits the use of certain technologies and also because there are some potential health risks associated with it, even if the latter is still a controversial subject. The importance of the interferences between wireless networks or the possibility of data hacking on the same networks are two examples. The aim of this thesis is to develop a new way to protect buildings against some of these electromagnetic waves. More specifically, this work focuses on a technology able to filter only the WiFi and the GSM waves through large areas of a home, like a wall for example. To do this, the functionalization of a standard component of buildings, the wallpaper, was studied. The use of frequency selective surface (FSS) was chosen. These patterns are printed directly on paper with a conductive ink printing technology: the flexography. The study also focuses on the realization of innovative filter designs. Simulation results show that these novel FSS are able to filter two or three bands. They are almost insensitive to the polarization and to the angle of incidence in the range of 0° to ±80°. The realization feasibility of this concept in a laboratory or in industrial conditions was demonstrated. Next, an experimental demonstration of this concept in the WiFi bands was carried out. In this context, the transmission coefficient was reached -30 dB. Finally, an experimental validation of the product in real conditions of use was conducted, namely the wallpaper was put over plasterboards or over wood panels. Also, the influence of the glue on the general performances and the placement of a decorative wallpaper over the FSS wallpaper were studied. In conclusion, the practical results obtained confirm and validate the theoretical predictions of this new concept, called metapaper, and show that the practical realizations are efficient enough to allow the reduction of WiFi or GSM signals.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:55:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 GustavoAC_TESE.pdf: 3178455 bytes, checksum: bdea1ce583a318f3a35fb4f3221877a8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-04-28 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / The use of flexible materials for the development of planar circuits is one of the most desired and studied characteristics, lately, by researchers. This happens because the flexibility of the substrate can provide previously impracticable applications, due to the rigidity of the substrates normally used that makes it difficult to fit into the circuits in irregular surfaces. The constant interest in recent years for more lighter devices, increasingly more compacts, flexible and with low cost, led to a new line of research of great interest from both academic and technological views, that is the study and development of textile substrates that can be applied in the development of planar circuits, for applications in the areas of security, biomedical and telecommunications. This paper proposes the development of planar circuits, such as antennas , frequency selective surfaces (FSS) and planar filters, using textile (cotton ticking, jeans and brim santista) as the dielectric substrate and the Pure Copper Polyester Taffeta Fabric, a textile of pure copper, highly conductive, lightweight and flexible, commercially sold as a conductive material. The electrical characteristics of textiles (electric permittivity and loss tangent) were characterized using the transmission line method (rectangular waveguide) and compared with those found in the literature. The structures were analyzed using commercial software Ansoft Designer and Ansoft HFSS, both from the company Ansys and for comparison we used the Iterative Method of Waves (WCIP). For the purpose of validation were built and measured several prototypes of antennas, planar filters and FSS, being possible to confirm an excellent agreement between simulated and measured results / A utiliza??o de materiais flex?veis para o desenvolvimento de circuitos planares ? uma das caracter?sticas mais desejadas e estudadas, ultimamente, pelos pesquisadores, pois essa maleabilidade do substrato proporciona aplica??es antes imposs?veis, devido ? rigidez dos substratos normalmente utilizados o que dificultava a adequa??o dos circuitos em superf?cies irregulares. O constante interesse nos ?ltimos anos por dispositivos mais leves, cada vez mais compactos, flex?veis e com custo reduzido, levou a uma nova linha de pesquisa de grande interesse tanto do ponto de vista acad?mico quanto tecnol?gico que ? o estudo e desenvolvimento de substratos t?xteis que possam ser aplicados no desenvolvimento de circuitos planares, para aplica??es nas ?reas de seguran?a, biom?dica e telecomunica??es. Este trabalho prop?e o desenvolvimento de circuitos planares, tais como antenas, superf?cies seletivas de frequ?ncia (FSS) e filtros planares, utilizando tecidos (lona, jeans e brim santista) como substrato diel?trico e o tecido Pure Copper Polyester Taffeta Fabric, um tecido de cobre puro, altamente condutivo, leve e flex?vel, comercialmente vendido como material condutivo. As caracter?sticas el?tricas dos tecidos (permissividade el?trica e tangente de perda) foram determinadas utilizando o m?todo de linha de transmiss?o e comparadas com os encontrados na literatura. As estruturas foram analisadas utilizando os softwares comerciais Ansoft Designer, Ansoft HFSS ambos da empresa Ansys e para efeito de compara??o foi utilizado o M?todo Iterativo das Ondas (WCIP). Para efeito de valida??o foram constru?dos e medidos v?rios prot?tipos de antenas, FSS e filtros planares sendo poss?vel constatar uma excelente concord?ncia entre os resultados simulados e medidos