DEVELOPMENT OF TEXTILE ANTENNAS FOR BODY WEARABLE APPLICATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS ON THEIR PERFORMANCE UNDER BENT CONDITIONS | Zendy

S. Sankaralingam | Zendy; Bhaskar Gupta | Zendy

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DEVELOPMENT OF TEXTILE ANTENNAS FOR BODY WEARABLE APPLICATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS ON THEIR PERFORMANCE UNDER BENT CONDITIONS

Author(s) -

S. Sankaralingam,

Bhaskar Gupta

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

progress in electromagnetics research b

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208

H-Index - 47

ISSN - 1937-6472

DOI - 10.2528/pierb10032705

Subject(s) - bent molecular geometry , textile , wearable computer , computer science , acoustics , materials science , physics , embedded system , composite material

Utilization of wearable textile materials for the develop- ment of microstrip antenna segment has been rapid due to the recent miniaturization of wireless devices. A wearable antenna is meant to be a part of the clothing used for communication purposes, which includes tracking and navigation, mobile computing and public safety. This pa- per describes design and development of four rectangular patch anten- nas employing difierent varieties of cotton and polyester clothing for on-body wireless communications in the 2.45GHz WLAN band. The impedance and radiation characteristics are determined experimentally when the antennas are kept in ∞at position. The performance deterio- ration of a wearable antenna is analyzed under bent conditions too to check compatibility with wearable applications. Results demonstrate the suitability of these patch antennas for on-body wireless communi- cations.

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