Antenna Design Turns Entire Vehicles Into Broadcasting Equipment
Monday, April 25, 2016 - 13:30
in Physics & Chemistry
High-frequency antennas transmit radio waves across vast distances and even over mountain ranges using very little energy, making them ideal for military communications. These devices, however, have one big problem: They need to be huge to operate efficiently. Instead of adding more bulk, UW-Madison engineers are working to increase the effective size of antennas by turning the military vehicles that carry them into transmitters -- using the structures that support the antennas themselves to help broadcast signals.