Title :
E-fiber electronics for body-worn devices
Author :
Zhang, Lanlin ; Wang, Zheyu ; Psychoudakis, Dimitris ; Volakis, John L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents novel body-worn antennas fabricated using embroidered conductive fibers (E-fibers). The E-fiber antennas were precisely fabricated onto regular fabrics and clothing using automated embroidering. These E-fiber antennas offer desirable conformality and flexibility, without undermining electrical performance for body-worn radio frequencies (RF) applications. In this study, we fabricated an embroidered asymmetric meandered flare dipole antenna on a scarf. Its RF performance was found comparable to conventional printed antennas. This new technology of embroidered E-fiber antennas can also be applied onto daily garments or accessories for wideband and high-data-rate communications.
Keywords :
clothing; dipole antennas; fabrics; microstrip antennas; E-fiber antennas; E-fiber electronics; automated embroidering; body-worn antennas; body-worn devices; body-worn radio frequencies applications; clothing; electrical performance; embroidered conductive fibers; flare dipole antenna; printed antennas; regular fabrics; Antenna measurements; Dipole antennas; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Radio frequency; Electronic fibers; antenna measurement; body worn antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Prague
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0918-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0919-7
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206701
