Wearable textile antennas´ efficiency characterization using a reverberation chamber

Author

Soh, P.J. ; Vandenbosch, G.A.E. ; Chen, X. ; Kildal, P-.S ; Ooi, S.L. ; Aliakbarian, H.

Author_Institution

ESAT-TELEMIC, Katholieke Univ. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

fYear

2011

fDate

3-8 July 2011

Firstpage

810

Lastpage

813

Abstract

Characterization of efficiency is an important consideration to ensure the proper operation of an all-textile wearable antenna. In this work, a small, novel textile antenna is designed based on a planar inverted-F structure (PIFA). The structure incorporates an edge-feeding plate, symmetrical design, and well-placed slot, in order to ease fabrication. A thin conductive textile, Pure Copper Polyester Taffeta Fabric (PCPTF), and fleece is used to fabricate the structure. The efficiency is then verified and measured using a commercial reverberation chamber. Observed results indicate excellent agreements between simulations and measurements.

Keywords

broadband antennas; planar inverted-F antennas; reverberation chambers; wearable antennas; PCPTF; PIFA; edge-feeding plate; planar inverted-F structure; pure copper polyester taffeta fabric; reverberation chamber; symmetrical design; wearable textile antenna efficiency characterization; Antenna measurements; Broadband antennas; Frequency measurement; Prototypes; Reverberation chamber; Textiles; Planar Inverted-F Antenna (PIFA); broadband antennas; textile antenna; wearable antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Spokane, WA

ISSN

1522-3965

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9562-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2011.5996397

Filename

5996397