Title :
Effect of bending and crumpling on textile antennas
Author :
Bai, Q. ; Langley, R.J.
Author_Institution :
EEE Dept., Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Abstract :
This paper describes the performance of a textile CPW antenna under bending and crumpling conditions. An electromagnetic band gap material (EBG) is used to improve the wearable antenna performance. Both input impedance and radiation pattern are investigated based on numerical and experimental methods.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; bending; coplanar waveguides; numerical analysis; photonic band gap; waveguide antennas; CPW antenna; bending condition; crumpling condition; electromagnetic band gap material; numerical method; radiation pattern; textile antennas; wearable antenna performance; Textile antennas; bending; crumpling;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation for Body-Centric Wireless Communications, 2009 2nd IET Seminar on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-84919-129-6
