Abstract
Florida
International University (FIU) is seeking a business partner to develop and
commercialize robotic intelligent antennas. The antenna could be any
electromagnetic structure, such as an antenna array, energy harvester, and a
frequency selective surface. Reconfigurable antennas which can be compressed,
expanded, deflated, or inflated can be useful for satellite communications,
military applications, and hostile environments. It is important for the
antenna to be responsive to environmental and signal changes in such
applications. Antenna capability can be enhanced through artificial
intelligence (AI) to continuously monitor the surrounding environment and
real time signal requirements to dynamically transform an antenna structure
in response to external or internal stimuli. FIU inventors have developed
robotic intelligent antennas that can change their geometry and function by
using robotic mechanisms and AI to optimize or reconfigure performance.
Robotic mechanisms can guide different components of the antenna in order to
change the structural geometry of the antenna. Soft robotic actuators can be
used to transform the geometry of the antenna. The transformation of robotic
antenna can be guided by AI in order to create intelligent and robotic communication
systems that dynamically optimize or change performance by adapting to
changes in demand and/or environment. The intelligent robot antenna can
comprise a substrate made from a compliant material, a conductive antenna
element disposed on the substrate, a senor that senses environmental
conditions around the antenna, an actuator that transforms the antenna, and
artificial intelligence software that can determine an optimal structural
geometry of the antenna based upon the environmental characteristics
surrounding the antenna, and direct the actuator to transform the structural
geometry of the antenna to an optimal structural geometry.
Benefit
Antenna can change its geometry and function using robotics and AI to optimize its performance dynamically or reconfigure its performance dynamically or reconfigure its performance
Market Application
Tactical, portable and field antennasAirborne and space borne antennas
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