Designs of Textile Antenna Arrays for Smart Clothing Applications

• Autorzy: Chin K. S. , Wu C. S. , Shen C. L. , Tsai K. C.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1515/aut-2018-0002

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In this work, three designs of textile antennas, namely, a rectangular microstrip patch antenna, annular slot antenna, and planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA), operating in the 2.45 GHz WLAN band were developed for smart clothing applications. Conductive textile, a copper-plated polyester fabric, was used for fabricating antenna radiators and grounds. An insulating neoprene fabric with a thickness of 4 mm and a permittivity of 1.5 was used for preparing the substrates. The textile patch antenna achieved a maximum gain of 5.96 dBi and a bandwidth of 4.6%. The annual slot antenna showed a moderate gain and bandwidth of 2.9 dBi and 13.1%, respectively. The PIFA achieved the widest bandwidth of 31% but the smallest gain of 1.2 dBi. Furthermore, the performance deterioration of the proposed antennas under various bending conditions was analyzed to evaluate their suitability for wearable applications. Moreover, two 2 × 2 patch and slot antenna arrays were assembled to increase gain and bandwidth. The measured results proved that the developed antenna designs provide superior performance.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

smart clothing; textile antenna; patch antenna; planar inverted-F antenna; PIFA; slot antenna

PL

inteligentna odzież; antena tekstylna; antena łatkowa; antena planarna; PIFA; antena szczelinowa

• Wydawca: Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design
• Czasopismo: Autex Research Journal
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: Vol. 18, no. 3
• Strony: 295--307
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 17 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Chin K. S.

• Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University No. 259 Wenhwa 1st Rd., Kweishan Dist., Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.

autor

Wu C. S.

• Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University No. 259 Wenhwa 1st Rd., Kweishan Dist., Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.

autor

Shen C. L.

• Taiwan Textile Research Institute No. 6, Chengtian Rd., Tucheng Dist., New Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C.

autor

Tsai K. C.

• Taiwan Textile Research Institute No. 6, Chengtian Rd., Tucheng Dist., New Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C.

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