Title :
Variations in properties of on-body RF channels in microwave frequencies between wearable antennas made with various fabrics
Author :
Kabacik, Pawel ; Maleszka, Tomasz
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Telecommun., Wroclaw Univ. of Technol., Wroclaw, Poland
Abstract :
The paper attempts to describe performance of textile and flexible antennas operating in the nearest vicinity of human body (at S-band frequencies and below 1GHz), manufactured with use of four techniques suitable for wearable antenna manufacturing. Results of our studies reveal, a kind of fabric has effect on gain, efficiency, radiation pattern. These influences affect on-body channel properties much.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; electronics industry; microwave antennas; textiles; wearable antennas; flexible antennas; microwave frequencies; on-body RF channels; radiation pattern; textile antennas; wearable antennas; Antenna measurements; Fabrics; Loss measurement; Microstrip antennas; Phantoms;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Prague
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0918-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0919-7
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206727
