Patent ID: 11862870
Assignee: THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An antenna array, comprising:
a ground plane; and
a plurality of unit cells disposed on the ground plane, each unit cell comprising a three-dimensional (3D) conformal radiating element comprising a conductive material, the 3D conformal radiating element of each unit cell being conformal on a hemispherical shape,
the 3D conformal radiating element comprising a central conductive portion and a plurality of dipole arms each connected to the central conductive portion via a switch, such that if the switch connecting a dipole arm to the central conductive portion via a switch is on, that dipole arm is active, and if the switch connecting a dipole arm to the central conductive portion via a switch is off, that dipole arm is not active.