Open AccessWearable fabric antenna on upper arm for MedRadio band applications with reconfigurable beam capability
Author(s) -
Kang Seonghun,
Jung Chang Won
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
electronics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 1350-911X
DOI - 10.1049/el.2015.2105
Subject(s) - reconfigurable antenna , wearable computer , antenna (radio) , beam (structure) , computer science , smart antenna , wearable technology , directional antenna , electrical engineering , microstrip antenna , embedded system , electronic engineering , computer hardware , engineering , telecommunications , antenna efficiency , civil engineering
A wearable fabric antenna on the upper arm is presented for on‐body applications in the MedRadio band. The antenna was manufactured on a fabric substrate and operated at the Medical Device Radio Communications Service band (MedRadio band: 401–406 MHz). The antenna was designed to steer the beam directions. The use of two artificial switches enables a beam‐steering capability. The dimensions of the proposed antenna are 50 × 20.5 × 0.66 mm 3 (676.5 mm 3 ), and it utilises a fabric substrate ( ε r = 1.92, tan δ = 0.023). A one‐layer skin model ( ε r = 46.74, σ = 0.69 S/m) is adopted for antenna simulation and measurement.