Table 1 Components of flexible planar antenna parameterization.

Substrate

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W – width

L – length

Rectangular substrate is assumed

Discrete port

P_x.r – horizontal position

P_y.r – vertical position

P_x = P_x.rW/2

P_y = P_y.rL/2

Port position is determined relative to the substrate center

Ground plane

L_g.r – ground plane length

L_g = L_g.rL/2

Ground plane length is relative to the substrate length

Elliptic patch

S_x.i.r – horizontal position of ith patch

S_x.i.r – vercical position of ith patch

a_x.i.r – horizontal axis of ith patch

a_y.i.r – vertical axis of ith patch

S_x.i = S_x.i.rW/2

S_y.i = S_y.i.rL/2

a_x.i = a_x.i.rW/2

a_y.i = a_y.i.rL/2

Patch size is relative to the substrate size

Elliptic gap

R_x.i.r – horizontal position of ith gap

R_x.i.r – vercical position of ith gap

b_x.i.r – horizontal axis of ith gap

b_y.i.r – vertical axis of ith gap

R_x.i = R_x.i.rW/2

R_y.i = R_y.i.rL/2

b_x.i = b_x.i.rW/2

b_y.i = b_y.i.rL/2

Gap size is relative to the substrate size