Title :
A notched hand wearable ultra wideband W printed monopole antenna for sporting activities
Author :
Ma, L. ; Edwards, R.M. ; Whittow, W.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Loughborough Univ., Loughborough
Abstract :
This paper proposes a flexible wearable ultra-wideband antenna suitable for 802.15.3a WPAN applications. The design contains a notch at 5.2 GHz for HIPERLAN compatibility. A novel neoprenecopy substrate is introduced in this paper. Measured results are included for "Antenna on skin" and "Antenna on a hand glove" for return loss and far-field patterns.
Keywords :
microstrip antennas; microwave antennas; monopole antennas; personal area networks; sport; ultra wideband antennas; 802.15.3a wireless PAN application; HIPERLAN compatibility; frequency 5.2 GHz; notched hand wearable ultra wideband W printed monopole antenna; sporting activity; Antennas and propagation; Clothing; Frequency; Microstrip antennas; Permittivity; Skin; Textiles; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband technology; Wearable computers;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference, 2008. LAPC 2008. Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1893-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1894-7
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2008.4516950
