Title :
Textile antennas for on-body sensors
Author :
Ivsic, Branimir ; Bonefacic, Davor ; Bartolic, Juraj
Author_Institution :
Dept. for Wireless Commun., Univ. of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract :
Guidelines for modification of conventional antenna design to yield efficient operation in body-centric environment are presented. The interaction of the antenna and human body is investigated by modeling the wave propagation around torso. Two types of wearable antennas based on modifying quarter-wavelength shorted patch are designed and manufactured, while integration of the antennas and RFID sensors into the everyday clothes is addressed.
Keywords :
body sensor networks; microstrip antennas; radiofrequency identification; radiowave propagation; textiles; wearable antennas; RFID sensor; body-centric environment; clothes; on-body sensor; quarter-wavelength shorted patch modification; textile antenna; wave propagation; wearable antenna; Decision support systems; IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society; Creeping waves; Slotted patch antenna; Smart textile; Textile antenna; Wearable RFID sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Zadar
DOI :
10.1109/SAS.2015.7133645
