This paper describes the novel use of low-cost, 5-axis, multi-material additive manufacturing to fabricate functional, complex conformal antennas. Using a customised open source 5-axis desktop printer incorporating conductive filaments, conformal S-band patch and Ultra-Wide Band antennas were fabricated and compared against planar-printed counterparts and electromagnetic simulations. Results show the potential of the approach for superior impedance matching, reduced fabrication time, and cost savings; highlighting the applicability of multi-axis multi-material prototyping of antennas with complex geometries.
@article{arxiv.2509.01448,
title = {5-axis Multi-material Desktop Additive Manufacturing of Conformal Antennas},
author = {Ivan Revenga Riesco and Borut Lampret and Connor Myant and David Boyle},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.01448},
year = {2025}
}
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3 pages, 8 figures, To appear in the Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Additively Manufactured Electronic Systems (AMES) 2025