Foldable, deployable and reconfigurable origami antennas using fabric, textile or other material encapsulation and/or scaffolding

摘要

A foldable antenna can comprise a bottom encapsulation layer, a plurality of origami substrates disposed on the bottom encapsulation layer, a top encapsulation layer disposed on the plurality of origami substrate, and a conductive trace disposed on the top encapsulation layer. The plurality of origami substrates can be spaced apart from each other. The bottom encapsulation layer and the top encapsulation layer can comprise a fabric, and each of the plurality of origami substrates can comprise at least one of foam, plastic, carton, FR4, laminate, and wood.