Механічно перелаштовувана антена з іонно-полімерним металевим композитом

Artem Serhiyovych Chernov; Oleksii O. Malyshok; Victor Anatoliiovych Kazmirenko; Irina Petrivna Holubeva; Yuriy Vasylovych Prokopenko; Guy A. E. Vandenbosch

doi:10.20535/2523-4455.mea.343504

Vol. 30 · Issue 3 · 2025 Dec 24, 2025 Microsystems and Physical Electronics

Mechanicaly Reconfigurable Antenna with Ionic-Polymer Metal Composite

Artem Serhiyovych Chernov Corresponding Національний технічний університет України «Київський політехнічний інститут імені Ігоря Сікорського» Ukraine

Oleksii O. Malyshok Національний технічний університет України «Київський політехнічний інститут імені Ігоря Сікорського» Ukraine

Victor Anatoliiovych Kazmirenko Національний технічний університет України «Київський політехнічний інститут імені Ігоря Сікорського» Ukraine

Irina Petrivna Holubeva Національний технічний університет України «Київський політехнічний інститут імені Ігоря Сікорського» Ukraine

Yuriy Vasylovych Prokopenko Національний технічний університет України «Київський політехнічний інститут імені Ігоря Сікорського» Ukraine

Guy A. E. Vandenbosch Католицький університет Льовену Belgium

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Abstract

This paper presents the possibility of employing an ionic polymer–metal composite (IPMC) actuator for coplanar waveguide fed antenna reconfiguration. Proposed antenna structure integrates defected ground structure (DGS) into the feeding line, which performs role of the band-reject filters, enhancing selectivity and shaping the frequency response. The IPMC strip acts as an electromechanical tuning element and lifts a separate substrate above the primary radiator. Such replacements alter the electromagnetic field distribution and lead to the operating frequency shift, offering a low-power alternative to conventional methods. With only 5V of bias voltage, operating frequency tuning rage is about 130%, from 2.61 GHz to 6.11 GHz, without bringing additional losses. The results confirm the feasibility of IPMC actuators for frequency tuning applications.

Keywords

#defected ground structure #filtenna #frequency tuning #IMPC actuator

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