Here is a summary of the 2018 design project for ECE 4370/1: Antenna Engineering (and Lab). Students must design microwave energy-harvesting vehicles and antennas capable of self-propelling down a long track. Costs for the project are provided by the space solar power institute.
Overview
The goal of this project is to make a high-gain, lightweight antenna that allows for microwave (5.8 GHz) energy harvesting and conversion to mechanical energy. The antenna should have a targeted band of operation of the unlicensed ISM band from 5.725 GHz to 5.850 GHz. Your team should maximize peak gain and minimize weight for this application.
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