DocumentCode
2321078
Title
Optimizing wearahle UHF antennas for on-body operation
Author
Psychoudakis, D. ; Chen, C.-C. ; Volakis, J.L.
Author_Institution
Ohio State Univ., Columbus
fYear
2007
fDate
9-15 June 2007
Firstpage
4184
Lastpage
4187
Abstract
In this paper, we present a wearable antenna design and process using genetic algorithm (GA) optimization. The antenna platform conforms to a human shoulder and all optimization calculations are performed in the presence of the human body. The optimization focuses mostly on the vertically polarized gain pattern (in the azimuth plane) and on matching. The required operational frequency is in the range of 220MHz-370MHz (UHF band). GA optimization is used as a starting point and subsequent simplifications are made for fabrication ease.
Keywords
UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; electromagnetic wave polarisation; genetic algorithms; genetic algorithm optimization; vertically polarized gain pattern; wearable UHF antenna design; Algorithm design and analysis; Azimuth; Design optimization; Frequency; Genetic algorithms; Humans; Pattern matching; Polarization; Process design; UHF antennas;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-0877-1
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-0878-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2007.4396463
Filename
4396463
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