Final Program 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and URSI-USNC National Radio Science Meeting
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2018 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting July 8–13, 2018 • Boston, Massachusetts July 8–13, 2018 • Boston, USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting Propagation and and Antennas Symposium on International 2018 IEEE 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting July 8–13, 2018 • Boston, Massachusetts Final Program 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and URSI-USNC National Radio Science Meeting Final Program July 8 – 13, 2018 The Westin Boston Waterfront Boston, Massachusetts, USA Conference at a Glance Sunday, July 8 08:00 - 12:00 Morning Short Courses 13:00 - 17:00 Afternoon Short Courses Monday, July 9 07:00 - 08:00 Amateur Radio Breakfast Meeting 08:00 - 11:40 Oral Technical Sessions 12:00 - 13:20 Transactions Editorial Board Lunch Meeting 12:00 - 13:20 Young Professionals Committee 13:20 - 17:00 Oral Technical Sessions 07:00 - 18:00 URSI Commission B 07:00 - 18:00 URSI Commission C 07:00 - 18:00 URSI Commission F 19:30 - 21:30 Welcome Dessert Reception Tuesday, July 10 07:00 - 08:00 AP Magazine Staff Meeting 07:00 - 08:00 APS 2019 Committee Meeting 07:00 - 08:00 Industrial Initiatives 07:00 - 08:00 Member Benefits Committee 07:00 - 08:00 Student Design Contest (Set-Up - Closed to Others) 08:00 - 11:40 Oral Technical Sessions 08:00 - 09:30 Student Design Contest (Demo for Judges - Closed to Others) 08:00 - 11:40 Student Paper Competition 08:30 - 14:00 Standards Committee Meeting 09:30 - 12:00 Student Design Contest (Demo for Public) 09:40 - 11:00 Student Design Contest Judges Meeting 12:00 - 13:20 Distinguished Lecturer Lunch 12:00 - 13:00 Student Design Contest (Luncheon for Judges and Teams) 12:00 - 13:00 Women In Engineering Lunch and Speaker 13:20 - 17:00 Oral Technical Sessions 16:00 - 18:00 Interactive Technical Sessions 16:00 - 17:00 Future Symposia Meeting 18:30 - 21:30 Young Professionals Afloat – A Sail Through Boston Harbor Aboard the Spirit of Boston Wednesday, July 11 07:00 - 08:00 Student Paper Judges Committee Breakfast 07:00 - 08:00 Technical Committee on Antenna Measurements 08:00 - 11:40 Oral Technical Sesssions 12:00 - 13:20 APS Reviewers Lunch 13:00 - 16:00 FCC Amateur Radio License Exam 13:20 - 17:00 Oral Technical Sessions 13:20 - 15:00 Publications Committee Meeting 16:30 - 17:30 EuCAP Speakers Meeting 17:00 - 18:00 URSI Commission A 17:00 - 18:00 URSI Commission E 17:00 - 18:00 URSI Commission G 17:00 - 18:00 URSI Commission K 18:30 - 19:30 Awards Presentation 19:30 - 21:30 Banquet Dinner Thursday, July 12 07:00 - 08:00 Women In Engineering Breakfast Panel 08:00 - 11:40 Oral Technical Sessions 12:00 - 13:20 AWPL Editors’ Lunch Meeting 12:00 - 15:00 Chapter Activities Committee Luncheon 12:00 - 13:20 Education Committee 13:20 - 17:00 Oral Technical Sessions 15:00 - 18:00 FCC Amateur Radio License Exam 16:00 - 18:00 Interactive Technical Sessions 18:00 - 22:00 MGA/NTDC/SIGHT Dinner Meeting 18:00 - 22:00 USNC-URSI Strategic Planning Meeting Friday, July 13 08:00 - 11:40 Oral Technical Sessions 13:20 - 17:00 Oral Technical Sessions 2 Contents Conference at a Glance ............................................................................ 2 Chairs’ Welcome .......................................................................................... 4 Sessions at a Glance — Monday ............................................................. 5 Sessions at a Glance — Tuesday .............................................................. 6 Sessions at a Glance — Wednesday ....................................................... 7 Sessions at a Glance — Thursday ............................................................. 8 Sessions at a Glance — Friday .................................................................. 9 Registration ...................................................................................................10 Devotions ......................................................................................................10 Speaker Preparation Room ......................................................................10 Internet Access ............................................................................................10 Morning and Afternoon Refreshment Break Locations .......................10 Meeting and Event Schedule ..................................................................11 Short Courses ..............................................................................................12 Half Day (Morning) ...........................................................................12 Half Day (Afternoon) .........................................................................13 Social Events ................................................................................................14 Companion Program .................................................................................15 Amateur Radio at IEEE AP-S/URSI 2018 .............................................16 Awards and Society Recognition ............................................................17 Steering Committee ...................................................................................18 AP-S Technical Program Vice-Chairs ......................................................19 AP-S Technical Program Committee .......................................................19 URSI Commission Chairs ..........................................................................20 URSI Technical Program Committee .......................................................20 Special Sessions .........................................................................................21 Student Paper Competition ......................................................................22 Student Design Contest .............................................................................24 Patrons ...........................................................................................................25 Exhibitors .......................................................................................................26 Interactive Exhibition — Demonstration Program Summary ................30 Presentation Listing Explanation ...............................................................34 Technical Program Presentations .............................................................35 Oral Sessions, Monday, July 9 ........................................................35 Oral Sessions, Tuesday, July 10 ......................................................50 Oral Sessions, Wednesday, July 11 ...............................................65 Oral Sessions, Thursday, July 12 .....................................................80 Oral Sessions, Friday, July 13 ..........................................................95 Interactive Forum, Tuesday, July 10 ..............................................110 Interactive Forum, Thursday, July 12 .............................................118 Author and Session Chair Index ..........................................................131 Map: Westin Boston Waterfront — Galleria Exhibit Hall ...............165 Map: Westin Boston Waterfront — Lobby Level ...............................166 Map: Westin Boston Waterfront — Conference Level .....................166 Map: Westin Boston Waterfront — Concourse Level ......................167 Map: Westin Boston Waterfront — Mezzanine Level .....................167 Map: Galleria Exhibit Hall — Interactive Forum Poster Detail ........168 3 Chairs’ Welcome Welcome to the 2018 IEEE International Symposium on of Science. Boston is also home to many professional sports Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science teams including the Boston Red Sox baseball team, the New Meeting. This year’s combined symposium and meeting England Patriots football team, the Boston Celtics basketball event is being held in Boston, Massachusetts at the Westin team and the New England Revolutions soccer team. Boston Waterfront Hotel, located in Boston’s thriving Seaport district. The Westin Boston Waterfront is less than three This year’s technical program includes a wide range of miles from Logan International Airport, and a short walk or technical sessions, workshops, and short courses, as well as cab ride to the historic North End, the Financial District, and numerous exhibits. It also has a number of activities dedicated Boston’s scenic Back Bay. Boston is one of America’s oldest specifically to students and young professionals. This event cities, founded in 1630. Boston played an historic role in is the premier international forum for the exchange of ideas the American Revolution, most notably known for the Boston on state-of-the-art research in antennas and propagation Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill and and radio science. Through a range of technical and social the Siege of Boston. Today, Boston is a thriving city known activities, it provides the opportunity to interact with the for its world-renowned universities and colleges, its state- world’s leading experts in antennas and propagation and of-the-art medical facilities, its finance, hi-tech and bio-tech radio science from academia, industry, and government. industries and its network of museums, which, among many We welcome you to join us for an exciting program in others, include the New England Aquarium, the Museum of Boston in July 2018! Fine Arts, the Institute of Contemporary Art, and the Museum General Co-Chairs Michael Shields MIT Lincoln