Title :
Dual-band wearable textile antenna
Author :
Salonen, Pekka ; Rahmat-Samii, Yahya ; Hurme, Heli ; Kivikoski, Markku
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Future utilization of smart clothing will necessitate applications of multi-function and multifrequency wearable antennas. This work addresses the development of a dual-band textile antenna for wearable applications. The antenna is for GSM operation in the 1900 MHz band and for WLAN operation in the 2.4 GHz band. The proposed antenna has a U-shaped slot-structure mounted on the surface of fleece fabric. The proposed antenna structure is easy to attach to clothing and the structure does not limit the possible antenna placements. Details of the proposed antenna design are described, and the experimental results of a prototype are presented.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; cellular radio; fabrics; microstrip antennas; mobile antennas; multifrequency antennas; slot antennas; wireless LAN; 1900 MHz; 2.4 GHz; GSM operation; U-shaped slot-structure; U-slot patch antenna; WLAN operation; body-worn antenna systems; dual-band antenna; fleece fabric; multifrequency antennas; multifunction antennas; smart clothing; wearable textile antenna; Antenna measurements; Clothing; Copper; Dual band; Fabrics; Geometry; Prototypes; Resonant frequency; Textiles; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8302-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2004.1329674
