A TEXTILE ANTENNA FOR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING

Author

Hertleer, C. ; Rogier, H. ; Van Langenhove, Lieva

Author_Institution

Dept. of Textiles, Ghent Univ., Ghent

fYear

2007

fDate

24-24 April 2007

Firstpage

44

Lastpage

46

Abstract

This paper presents a textile antenna designed to be integrated into protective clothing since it is made out of a high performance aramid fabric. A microstrip patch antenna is designed for operating in the 2.45 GHz Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) band for short range communication to transmit the wearer´s life signs to a nearby base station. Electrotextiles are used for the antenna patch and ground plane. When integrated into the garment, the antenna requires a finite ground plane and operates in the presence of the body, hence changing its characteristics. Furthermore, when a textile antenna is integrated into a garment the patch might bend. A rectangular ring topology is proposed to preserve the antenna characteristics in real-life applications. This research paves the way for a new generation of protective clothing.

Keywords

microstrip antennas; protective clothing; aramid fabric; intelligent textile; microstrip patch antenna; protective clothing; textile antenna;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation for Body-Centric Wireless Communications, 2007 IET Seminar on

Conference_Location

London

ISSN

0537-9989

Print_ISBN

978-0-86341-804-4

Type

conf

Filename

4231218