Crépin, T.T.CrépinMartel, C.C.MartelGabard, B.B.GabardBoust, F.F.BoustMartinaud, J.-P.J.-P.MartinaudDousset, T.T.DoussetRodriguez-Ulibarri, P.P.Rodriguez-UlibarriBeruete, M.M.BerueteLoecker, C.C.LoeckerBertuch, T.T.BertuchMarcotegui, J.A.J.A.MarcoteguiMaci, S.S.Maci2022-03-122022-03-122014https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/38747510.1109/RADAR.2014.7060390In this work, a metaradome based on a fakir's bed of nails is designed and tested in order to suppress the blind directions of a 100-element antenna array. The antenna is a microstrip array designed to operate in X-band. The fakir's bed metamaterial-like was first approximated using analytical formulas before a full-wave numerical optimization. Experimental results are exposed and confronted to numerical results. They show a significant reduction of the blind spot subsequent to the metaradome addition.enconference paper