Additive Antenna Manufacturing ADAM

Project: Additive Antenna Manufacturing

Acronym: ADAM_3D

Main Objective:
Additive manufacturing, or 3D-printing, is bringing a revolution to most engineering areas. It is not just about changing fabrication processes and materials, but more importantly, enabling powerful new concepts and designs not feasible or affordable with traditional manufacturing. In parallel, personal communications present a meteoric evolution that impregnates each one’s life and habits. This growth will continue embodying concepts like the Internet of Things (IoT) and next generation mobile communications (5G). It will transparently link much more users, machines, sensors and virtual nodes through land and satellite infrastructures. It requires effective low-cost solutions for mass-market. AM will play a role, and antennas are a key player in wireless systems. The project focuses on the development of new antenna concepts benefitting from opportunities offered by AM, aiming at different aspects of IoT, 5G and associated applications, including body-area networks.

Reference: 030323

Funding: FCT

Start Date: 01-06-2018

End Date: 01-06-2021

Team: Jorge Manuel Lopes Leal Rodrigues da Costa, Carlos Antonio Cardoso Fernandes, Sérgio de Almeida Matos, João Manuel de Almeida Monteiro Felício, António Miguel Castanheira Afonso de Almeida, Jorge Pedro da Costa Mendes Teixeira, Ana Catarina Caniço Cruz

Groups: Antennas and Propagation – Lx

Partners: IT

Local Coordinator: Jorge Manuel Lopes Leal Rodrigues da Costa

United Nations Strategic Development Goal - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Associated Publications

7Papers in Journals
K. C. Santos, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, Feasibility of Bone Fracture Detection Using Microwave Imaging, IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 836 - 847, July, 2022,
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P. Naseri, J.R. Costa, S.A. Matos, C. A. Fernandes, S. Hum, Equivalent Circuit Modeling to Design a Dual-Band Dual Linear-to-Circular Polarizer Surface, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 68, No. 7, pp. 5730 - 5735, July, 2020,
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S.A. Matos, J. Teixeira, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, N. Nachabe, C. Luxey, D. Titz, F. Gianesello, C. Del-Río, A. Arboleya, J. Garnero, 3D-Printed transmit-array antenna for broadband backhaul 5G links at V band, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 19, No. 6, pp. 977 - 981, April, 2020,
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J. M. Felício, J. Bioucas-Dias, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Microwave Breast Imaging using a Dry Setup, IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 167 - 180, January, 2020,
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P. Naseri, S.A. Matos, E.B. Lima, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Efficient Evaluation of Gradient Transmit-Arrays through an Equivalent Dispersive Dielectric Description, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 67, No. 9, pp. 5997 - 6007, September, 2019,
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E.B. Lima, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Multiple-beam Focal-plane Dual-band Fabry-Perot Cavity Antenna with Reduced Beam-degradation, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 67, No. 7, pp. 4348 - 4356, July, 2019,
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J. M. Felício, J. Bioucas-Dias, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Antenna Design and Near-field Characterization for Medical Microwave Imaging Applications, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 67, No. 7, pp. 4811 - 4824, July, 2019,
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38Papers in Conferences
S.A. Matos, J. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Implementation of a Full-Dielectric Risley Prism Transmit-array antenna at Ka-band, URSI Spain National Conf. - URSI Spain, Cáceres, Spain, Vol., pp. -, September, 2023,
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S.A. Matos, A. F. Vaquero, M. Baena, J.R. Costa, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Low-Cost Transmit-Array Antenna Prototype at Ka-Band Combining Low Profile and Mechanical Wide-Angle Beam Scanning, International Workshop on Antenna Technology - IWAT, Alborg, Denmark, Vol., pp. -, May, 2023 | Full text (PDF 602 KBs) | BibTex
S.A. Matos, J. M. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Dielectric Versus Patch-Based Implementations of Risley Prism Transmit-Arrays in Ka-Band, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Florence, Italy, March, 2023 | BibTex
S.A. Matos, A. F. Vaquero, M. Baena, J.R. Costa, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Achieving Wide-Angle Mechanical Beam Steering in Ka-Band with Low-Profile Transmit-Array Antennas, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Florence, Italy, March, 2023 | BibTex
S.A. Matos, J. M. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Dielectric versus patch-based implementations of Risley Prism transmit-arrays in Ka-band, EURAAP 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Florence, Italy, Vol., pp. -, March, 2023,
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S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, 3D printing as an effective tool for Transmit-array design at Ka band, Simposium Nacional de la URSI, Malaga, Spain, Vol., pp. -, September, 2022,
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J. Teixeira, S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, Assessing different monoblock dielectric implementations of a low profile beam steering Transmitarray for 3D printing, Mediterranean Microwave Symp. - MMS, Pizzo Calabro, Italy, Vol., pp. -, May, 2022,
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F. M. C. Cardoso, S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, J. M. Felício, N. Fonseca, Design of a Rotman Lens Operating in the Full K/Ka Band Using Ridge Waveguide Technology, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Madrid, Spain, March, 2022,
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S.A. Matos, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, N. Fonseca, Mechanical beam-steering using millimeter-wave transmit-array antennas, European Conference on Networks and Communications - EuCNC, Conference online, June, 2021,
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S.A. Matos, A. Alves, J. M. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Transmit-array antenna with aberration-free wideangle scanning using mechanical in-plane movements, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Conference online, March, 2021,
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F. M. C. Cardoso, S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Design of an All-Metal Broadband Rotman Lens for Satellite Communications at K/Ka-Band, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Conference online, February, 2021,
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S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, A. Alves, N. Fonseca, Reducing Beam Aberrations of Mechanical Scanning Transmit-array Antennas, IEEE International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI, Online, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2020,
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J. M. Felício, C. Rebocho, D. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Multistatic Dry Imaging Setup for Breast Cancer Screening using Microwaves, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Montreal, Canada, Vol., pp. 1 -, July, 2020 | Full text (PDF 210 KBs) | BibTex
S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, P. Naseri, E.B. Lima, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Equivalent Dielectric Description of Transmit-arrays as an efficient and accurate method of analysis, The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCAP, Online, Denmark, March, 2020,
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S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, N. Nachabe, C. Luxey, D. Titz, F. Gianesello, C. Del-Río, A. Arboleya, J. Teixeira, J. Garnero, JFZ Zurcher, Transmit-array antenna design for broadband backhaul 5G communications at WiGiG band, The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCAP, online, Denmark, March, 2020,
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J. M. Felício, J. Bioucas-Dias, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Antenna Phase Center and Angular Dispersion Estimation Using Planar Acquisition Setup Applied to Microwave Breast Imaging, The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCAP, Copenhagen, Denmark, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 5, March, 2020,
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S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, J. M. Felício, A.A. Almeida, N. Fonseca, P. Naseri, C. A. Fernandes, Dual Band Dual-Circulary Polarized Transmit-array Antenna for SoTM Ground Terminals at Ka-band, International Workshop on Antenna Technology - IWAT, Bucareste, Romania, February, 2020,
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S.A. Matos, J. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, J. M. Felício, A.A. Almeida, N. Fonseca, MODULAR DESIGN OF A DUAL-BAND DUAL-CIRCULARLYPOLARIZED ANTENNA TO FEED A KA-BAND TRANSMIT-ARRAY FOR SOTM GROUND TERMINALS, ESA-ESTEC 40th ESA Antenna workshop, Noordwijk, Netherlands, October, 2019,
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S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, P. Naseri, E.B. Lima, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Full-wave evaluation of a 40 dBi Transmit-array for Ka-band SoTM, URSI Spain National Conf. - URSI Spain, Seville, Spain, September, 2019,
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S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, P. Naseri, E.B. Lima, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Full-wave evaluation of a 40 dBi Transmit-array for Ka-band SoTM, URSI Spain National Conf. - URSI Spain, Seville, Spain, September, 2019,
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J. M. Felício, S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, A.A. Almeida, C. A. Fernandes, Wrist-Worn RFID Antenna Printed on Additive Manufactured Flexible Substrate, IEEE International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI, Atlanta, United States, July, 2019,
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S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, P. Naseri, E.B. Lima, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Efficient Full-Wave Method For Analysing TransmitArrays Through an Equivalent Dielectric Description, IEEE International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI, Atlanta, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2019,
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J. M. Felício, S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, A.A. Almeida, C. A. Fernandes, Wrist-Worn RFID Antenna Printed on Additive Manufactured Flexible Substrate, IEEE International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI, Atlanta, United States, July, 2019,
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S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, P. Naseri, E.B. Lima, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Efficient Full-Wave Method For Analysing TransmitArrays Through an Equivalent Dielectric Description, IEEE International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI, Atlanta, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2019,
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A. J. Arraiano, S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Ultra-wide beam scanning using a Conformal Transmit-array for Ka-band, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Krakow, Poland, Vol. -, pp. - - -, April, 2019,
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J. M. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Exploratory Study of In-body Communication between Wearable Device and Multiple Implants and QPSK Digital Signal Transmission in Time-Domain, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Krakow, Poland, Vol., pp. 1 - 5, March, 2019,
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J. M. Felício, J. Bioucas-Dias, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Development of an Automation-Compatible Breast Cancer Imaging System using Microwaves, IEEE Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering ENBENG, Lisbon, Portugal, February, 2019,
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S.A. Matos, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, TEST CASE 4: Dual band Transmit-array, WORKSHOP EM-ISAE, Toulouse, France, November, 2018,
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S.A. Matos, P. Naseri, J. Teixeira, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, New Concept For Multibeam Antennas Based On Two Cascaded Ka-Band Transmit-Arrays, ESA-ESTEC SA Antenna Workshop on Multibeam and Reconfigurable Antennas for Space Applications, Noordwijk, Netherlands, October, 2018,
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A. F. Vaquero, M. Baena, M. R. Pino, S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Low-cost Dielectric Flat Lens for Near-Field Focusing, IEEE International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI, Boston, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2018,
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S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, E.B. Lima, P. Naseri, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Wide-angle mechanical scanning Transmit-arrays for satellite Ka-band user terminals, IEEE AP-S/URSI International Symp., Boston, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2018,
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N. Nachabe, C. Luxey, D. Titz, F. Gianesello, J.R. Costa, S.A. Matos, C. A. Fernandes, Low-Cost Wide-Band V-Band Patch Antenna on FR4 PCB, IEEE International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI, Boston, United States, July, 2018,
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Catarina C. Cruz, C. A. Fernandes, S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, Phase-only Shaped Beam Transmit-Array, IEEE AP-S/URSI International Symp., Boston, United States, July, 2018,
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J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, Webcam-based Distance and Surface Estimation System for Microwave Imaging, IEEE International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI, Boston, United States, Vol., pp. 1 - 2, July, 2018,
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A. F. Vaquero, M. Baena, M. R. Pino, S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Low-cost Dielectric Flat Lens for Near-Field Focusing, IEEE International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI, Boston, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2018,
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S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, E.B. Lima, P. Naseri, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Wide-angle mechanical scanning Transmit-arrays for satellite Ka-band user terminals, IEEE AP-S/URSI International Symp., Boston, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2018,
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N. Nachabe, C. Luxey, D. Titz, F. Gianesello, J.R. Costa, S.A. Matos, C. A. Fernandes, Low-Cost Wide-Band V-Band Patch Antenna on FR4 PCB, IEEE International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI, Boston, United States, July, 2018,
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Catarina C. Cruz, C. A. Fernandes, S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, Phase-only Shaped Beam Transmit-Array, IEEE AP-S/URSI International Symp., Boston, United States, July, 2018,
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1Patents
S.A. Matos, N. Fonseca, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, J. M. Felício, Waveguide power divider, PT118585, National, Pending, 31-03-2023, Portugal

14Thesis
Antennas for Microwave Imaging, Instituto Superior Técnico, PhD Student, João Manuel de Almeida Monteiro Felício, Supervisor: C. A. Fernandes, Co-supervisor: J.R. Costa, out-2014 - nov-2018
Lens-based Focal Plane Antenna Arrays for Imaging Systems, Instituto Superior Técnico, PhD Student, Ana Catarina Caniço Cruz, Supervisor: J.R. Costa, Co-supervisor: C. A. Fernandes, set-2011 - nov-2018
Antennas for wireless power transfer between close cubesats, Instituto Superior Técnico, MSc Student, Francisco Filipe Silva Lopes da Ressurreição Martins, Supervisor: C. A. Fernandes, Co-supervisor: S.A. Matos, fev-2020 - jun-2022
Antennas for 5G-NR communications via satellite, Instituto Superior Técnico, MSc Student, Carolina Isabel Martins Espada, Supervisor: C. A. Fernandes, Co-supervisor: S.A. Matos, set-2021 - jun-2022
Planar antennas for cubesat missions, Instituto Superior Técnico, MSc Student, Tomás Alexandre Saltão Almeida, Supervisor: C. A. Fernandes, Co-supervisor: J.R. Costa, set-2017 - nov-2018
Microwave Imaging for Breast Scanning, Instituto Superior Técnico, MSc Student, Duarte Brandão Oliveira Fernandes, Supervisor: C. A. Fernandes, Co-supervisor: J. M. Felício, set-2018 - dez-2019
Mm-wave antennas antennas for 5G applications, Instituto Superior Técnico, MSc Student, Ana Sofia Cabral Nunes, Supervisor: C. A. Fernandes, Co-supervisor: J.R. Costa, set-2016 - out-2017
3D Printed Planar Antennas for Mm-wave Multi-gigabit Loca-Area Networks, Instituto Superior Técnico, MSc Student, André Jorge Fortes Carrilho dos Reis Arraiano, Supervisor: C. A. Fernandes, Co-supervisor: J.R. Costa, fev-2016 - mai-2017
User terminal planar antennas for wireless broadband access at Ka satellite band, Instituto Superior Técnico, MSc Student, Filipe da Graça Gordo César de Faria, Supervisor: C. A. Fernandes, Co-supervisor: S.A. Matos, fev-2020 - jan-2021
Sub-6 and mm-wave antennas for cubesats, Instituto Superior Técnico, MSc Student, Artur de Almeida Alves, Supervisor: C. A. Fernandes, Co-supervisor: S.A. Matos, set-2018 - fev-2020
Planar metamaterial antennas for wide-angle beam steering at Ka satellite band, Instituto Superior Técnico, MSc Student, João Leandro Câmara Serra, Supervisor: C. A. Fernandes, Co-supervisor: S.A. Matos, fev-2020 - jan-2021
Cubesat antenna for the NANOSTAR project (Moon Flyby), Instituto Superior Técnico, MSc Student, Carlos Miguel Pé-Leve Loureiro, Supervisor: C. A. Fernandes, Co-supervisor: S.A. Matos, set-2019 - out-2020
3D printed Antenna for 5G and Satellite Communications, Instituto Superior Técnico, MSc Student, Henrique Onofre Duarte Simões Piedade, Supervisor: C. A. Fernandes, Co-supervisor: S.A. Matos, fev-2019 - dez-2019
New technologies for ground terminal satellite-on-the-move antennas, Instituto Superior Técnico, MSc Student, Christopher Alexander Xavier Edgley, Supervisor: C. A. Fernandes, Co-supervisor: J.R. Costa, fev-2017 - dez-2019

Project / ADAM_3D

Project: Additive Antenna Manufacturing