DocumentCode
47764
Title
Considerations on Embroidered Textile Antennas for Wearable Applications
Author
Ivsic, Branimir ; Bonefacic, Davor ; Bartolic, Juraj
Author_Institution
Dept. for Wireless Commun., Univ. of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Volume
12
fYear
2013
fDate
2013
Firstpage
1708
Lastpage
1711
Abstract
Planar inverted-F antennas (PIFAs) made of woven conductive textiles and of patterns embroidered with conductive threads are investigated. The influence of conductive thread density on antenna properties is considered in both cases. The effect of lockstitch on antenna resonant frequency is quantified. A metallic button is proposed as the transition between textile antennas and classical circuits. A full-textile prototype of a PIFA is designed and shown to operate properly in the ISM 2.4 band.
Keywords
planar inverted-F antennas; wearable antennas; ISM 2.4 band; PIFA; antenna properties; antenna resonant frequency; conductive thread density; embroidered textile antennas; full-textile prototype; lockstitch; metallic button; planar inverted-F antennas; wearable applications; woven conductive textiles; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Fabrics; Metals; Prototypes; Yarn; Body-centric communications; conductive textile; textile antenna; wearable antenna;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1536-1225
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LAWP.2013.2297698
Filename
6701382
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