DocumentCode
2937744
Title
Bending effects on a textile microstrip antenna
Author
Amaro, Nuno ; Mendes, Carlos ; Pinho, Pedro
Author_Institution
ISEL - Inst. Super. de Eng. de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
fYear
2011
fDate
3-8 July 2011
Firstpage
282
Lastpage
285
Abstract
This paper describes the design of a textile microstrip antenna for 2.4 GHz. Two different fabrics are used: one for the dielectric part and another one for the conductor part. The dielectric constant of the dielectric fabric is determined experimentally. The input matching is studied by electromagnetic simulation and experimentally. Since the antenna is meant to be incorporated in the user´s clothe, the effect that the antenna bending has on the matching level is also investigated both theoretically and experimentally.
Keywords
UHF antennas; fabrics; microstrip antennas; permittivity; antenna bending; bending effects; conductor part; dielectric constant; dielectric fabric; dielectric part; electromagnetic simulation; frequency 2.4 GHz; input matching; textile microstrip antenna; Antenna measurements; Dielectrics; Fabrics; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Permittivity measurement; antenna bending; fabrics charaterization; textile microstrip antenna;
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.2011.5996697
Filename
5996697
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