Title :
Yagi-Uda textile antenna for on-body communications at 60 GHz
Author :
Chahat, Nacer ; Zhadobov, Maxim ; Sauleau, Ronan
Author_Institution :
Inst. d´Electron. et de Telecommun. de Rennes, Univ. de Rennes 1, Rennes, France
Abstract :
A textile Yagi-Uda antenna operating in the 57-64 GHz band is proposed for on-body communications. The antenna characteristics are studied numerically and experimentally in free space and on a skin-equivalent phantom in terms of reflection coefficient, radiation pattern, and efficiency.
Keywords :
Yagi antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; body area networks; millimetre wave antenna arrays; Yagi-Uda textile antenna; antenna characteristics; bandwidth 57 GHz to 64 GHz; efficiency; free space; frequency 60 GHz; on-body communications; radiation pattern; reflection coefficient; skin-equivalent phantom; Antenna measurements; Cotton; Horn antennas; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Yagi-Uda antennas; body-worn antenna; millimeter waves; on-body communication; phantom; textile antenna; wearable antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2013 7th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Gothenburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2187-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-88-907018-1-8
