Aperture-Coupled Patch Antenna for Integration Into Wearable Textile Systems

Author

Hertleer, Carla ; Tronquo, Anneleen ; Rogier, Hendrik ; Vallozzi, Luigi ; Van Langenhove, Lieva

Author_Institution

Ghent Univ., Ghent

Volume

6

fYear

2007

fDate

6/29/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

392

Lastpage

395

Abstract

The emergence of wearable textile systems in recent years exhibited the need for wireless communication tools integratable into garments. In literature, several planar antenna designs based on textile materials have been presented, however, without an adapted feeding structure for wearable applications. An aperture-coupled patch antenna (ACPA) meets this requirement since the rigid coaxial feed is replaced by a microstrip feed line that couples its power into the antenna through an aperture in the ground plane. This letter presents the first ACPA entirely made out of textile material. The result is a highly efficient, fully flexible, and wearable antenna that is integratable into garments.

Keywords

microstrip antennas; textiles; aperture-coupled patch antenna; feeding structure; microstrip feed line; textile material; wearable textile systems; wireless communication; Aperture antennas; Aperture coupled antennas; Clothing; Coaxial components; Feeds; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Planar arrays; Textiles; Wireless communication; Microstrip patch antenna; smart textiles; textile antenna; wearable electronics;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1225

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2007.903498

Filename

4295061