Plant Foliar Geometry as a Biomimetic Template for Antenna Design
Plant diversity includes over 300,000 species, and leaf structure is one of the main targets of selection, being highly variable in shape and size. On the other hand, the optimization of antenna design has no unique solution to satisfy the current range of applications. We analyzed the foliar geomet...
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| author | Jose Ignacio Lozano Marco A. Panduro Rodrigo Méndez-Alonzo Miguel A. Alonso-Arevalo Roberto Conte Alberto Reyna |
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| description | Plant diversity includes over 300,000 species, and leaf structure is one of the main targets of selection, being highly variable in shape and size. On the other hand, the optimization of antenna design has no unique solution to satisfy the current range of applications. We analyzed the foliar geometries of 100 plant species and applied them as a biomimetic design template for microstrip patch antenna systems. From this set, a subset of seven species were further analyzed, including species from tropical and temperate forests across the phylogeny of the Angiosperms. Foliar geometry per species was processed by image processing analyses, and the resultant geometries were used in simulations of the reflection coefficients and the radiation patterns via finite differences methods. A value below −10 dB is set for the reflection coefficient to determine the operation frequencies of all antenna elements. All species showed between 3 and 15 operational frequencies, and four species had operational frequencies that included the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands. The reflection coefficients and the radiation patterns in most of the designs were equal or superior to those of conventional antennas, with several species showing multiband effects and omnidirectional radiation. We demonstrate that plant structures can be used as a biomimetic tool in designing microstrip antenna for a wide range of applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-af958b92213f44339a79f7885bd7c9ac2023-11-24T14:31:38ZengMDPI AGBiomimetics2313-76732023-11-018753110.3390/biomimetics8070531Plant Foliar Geometry as a Biomimetic Template for Antenna DesignJose Ignacio Lozano0Marco A. Panduro1Rodrigo Méndez-Alonzo2Miguel A. Alonso-Arevalo3Roberto Conte4Alberto Reyna5Departamento de Electrónica y Telecomunicaciones, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada 22860, Baja California, MexicoDepartamento de Electrónica y Telecomunicaciones, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada 22860, Baja California, MexicoDepartamento de Biología de la Conservación, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada 22860, Baja California, MexicoDepartamento de Electrónica y Telecomunicaciones, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada 22860, Baja California, MexicoDepartamento de Electrónica y Telecomunicaciones, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada 22860, Baja California, MexicoElectrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, UAMRR-R, Carretera Reynosa-San Fernando, Reynosa 88779, Tamaulipas, MexicoPlant diversity includes over 300,000 species, and leaf structure is one of the main targets of selection, being highly variable in shape and size. On the other hand, the optimization of antenna design has no unique solution to satisfy the current range of applications. We analyzed the foliar geometries of 100 plant species and applied them as a biomimetic design template for microstrip patch antenna systems. From this set, a subset of seven species were further analyzed, including species from tropical and temperate forests across the phylogeny of the Angiosperms. Foliar geometry per species was processed by image processing analyses, and the resultant geometries were used in simulations of the reflection coefficients and the radiation patterns via finite differences methods. A value below −10 dB is set for the reflection coefficient to determine the operation frequencies of all antenna elements. All species showed between 3 and 15 operational frequencies, and four species had operational frequencies that included the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands. The reflection coefficients and the radiation patterns in most of the designs were equal or superior to those of conventional antennas, with several species showing multiband effects and omnidirectional radiation. We demonstrate that plant structures can be used as a biomimetic tool in designing microstrip antenna for a wide range of applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/8/7/531antenna designbiomimeticsplant geometryfoliar structurereflection coefficientradiation pattern |
| spellingShingle | Jose Ignacio Lozano Marco A. Panduro Rodrigo Méndez-Alonzo Miguel A. Alonso-Arevalo Roberto Conte Alberto Reyna Plant Foliar Geometry as a Biomimetic Template for Antenna Design Biomimetics antenna design biomimetics plant geometry foliar structure reflection coefficient radiation pattern |
| title | Plant Foliar Geometry as a Biomimetic Template for Antenna Design |
| title_full | Plant Foliar Geometry as a Biomimetic Template for Antenna Design |
| title_fullStr | Plant Foliar Geometry as a Biomimetic Template for Antenna Design |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plant Foliar Geometry as a Biomimetic Template for Antenna Design |
| title_short | Plant Foliar Geometry as a Biomimetic Template for Antenna Design |
| title_sort | plant foliar geometry as a biomimetic template for antenna design |
| topic | antenna design biomimetics plant geometry foliar structure reflection coefficient radiation pattern |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/8/7/531 |
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