Title :
Measurement of a slot antenna backed by a textile cavity with post-walls of conductive threads
Author :
Komeya, Masashi ; Sato, Kiminori ; Shimasaki, Hitoshi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Kyoto Inst. of Technol., Kyoto, Japan
Abstract :
A flexible cavity-backed slot antenna has been improved by using a post-wall structure. Arrays of conductive threads as vias between two conductive sheets of textiles are forming post-walls of the rectangular cavity. The reflection and radiation characteristics of the slot antenna have been measured for the flat case and the case of being bent. This type of antenna is flexible and wearable, so it is useful in applications of wearable electrical systems.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; electromagnetic wave reflection; slot antenna arrays; textiles; wearable antennas; antenna radiation characteristics; antenna reflection characteristics; conductive sheet; conductive thread array; flexible cavity-backed slot antenna; post-wall structure; rectangular textile cavity; wearable antenna; wearable electrical system; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Cavity resonators; Fabrics; Slot antennas; cavity; conductive textile; post-wall waveguie; slot antenna; wearable antenna; wearable electrical systems;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Photonics (ICMAP), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dhanbad
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2176-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICMAP.2013.6733468
