Title :
Bending effects on a textile microstrip antenna
Author :
Amaro, Nuno ; Mendes, Carlos ; Pinho, Pedro
Author_Institution :
ISEL - Inst. Super. de Eng. de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Abstract :
This paper describes the design of a textile microstrip antenna for 2.4 GHz. Two different fabrics are used: one for the dielectric part and another one for the conductor part. The dielectric constant of the dielectric fabric is determined experimentally. The input matching is studied by electromagnetic simulation and experimentally. Since the antenna is meant to be incorporated in the user´s clothe, the effect that the antenna bending has on the matching level is also investigated both theoretically and experimentally.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; fabrics; microstrip antennas; permittivity; antenna bending; bending effects; conductor part; dielectric constant; dielectric fabric; dielectric part; electromagnetic simulation; frequency 2.4 GHz; input matching; textile microstrip antenna; Antenna measurements; Dielectrics; Fabrics; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Permittivity measurement; antenna bending; fabrics charaterization; textile microstrip antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Spokane, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9562-7
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2011.5996697
