Open AccessEffect of the fabrication parameters on the performance of embroidered antennas
Author(s) -
Seager Rob,
Zhang Shiyu,
Chauraya Alford,
Whittow Will,
Vardaxoglou Yiannis,
Acti Tess,
Dias Tilak
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
iet microwaves, antennas and propagation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.555
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1751-8733
pISSN - 1751-8725
DOI - 10.1049/iet-map.2012.0719
Subject(s) - microstrip antenna , acoustics , antenna (radio) , directional antenna , microwave , fabrication , microstrip , slot antenna , patch antenna , substrate (aquarium) , electronic engineering , computer science , engineering , electrical engineering , physics , telecommunications , geology , medicine , oceanography , alternative medicine , pathology
Simulated and measured microstrip patch antennas produced using embroidery techniques have been presented. The antennas use a standard microwave substrate material. The effect of stitch direction and stitch density is described and a clear requirement to understand how the currents flow in an antenna, so that the stitch direction can be correctly chosen is shown. Two different simulation approaches for these antennas are discussed and one is linked to measurement results, pointing to a simplified model for simulating embroidered patch antennas.