Table 2 Comparison with state-of-the-art methods.
Ref. | Antenna Type | Reconfiguration | Switching Mechanism | Peak Gain (dBi) | BW (%) | Radiation efficiency (%) | Substrate | Antenna Design | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Monopole | Pattern | Thermal | 11 | 18 | NA | FR-4 | Complex | High | |
Monopole | Nil | Mechanical | 7.3 | 3.5 | NA | Paper | Simple | Low | |
Monopole | Pattern | Mechanical | 5.5 | 7 | 64 | Paper | Moderate | Low | |
Helical | Frequency | Mechanical | 6.7 | 5 | NA | Paper | Moderate | Low | |
Patch Dipole | Compound | Mechanical | 8.5 | 1.78 | NA | Rogers | Complex | High | |
This work | Monopole | Pattern | Mechanical | 9 | 10 | 96 | Paper | Simple | Low |
