Title :
WLAN antenna on 3D printed bracelet and wrist phantom
Author :
Sanz-Izquierdo, Benito ; Sungyun Jun
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Digital Arts, Univ. of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Abstract :
A WLAN antenna shaped around a 3D printed bracelet and tested on another printed phantom is proposed. The antenna is a planar dipole with three resonant elements at each end. Inexpensive fuse filament fabrication (FFF) of polylactic acid plastic (PLA) material has been employed for the manufacturing of the bracelet, and the phantom. The phantom was fabricated as a hollow structure which was filled with a solution consisting of water, salt and sugar. The aim is to demonstrate the potential of personal manufacturing of wearable antenna, and body phantoms for radio frequency testing. The antenna successfully operates at the 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency bands on and off the body.
Keywords :
dipole antennas; planar antennas; wearable antennas; wireless LAN; 3D printed bracelet; FFF; WLAN antenna; frequency 2.4 GHz to 5 GHz; inexpensive fuse filament fabrication; planar dipole antenna; polylactic acid plastic material; radio frequency testing; wearable antenna; wrist phantom; Antenna measurements; Dipole antennas; Phantoms; Three-dimensional displays; Wrist; 3D printing; Additive Manufacturing; Wearable Antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2014 Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2014.6996400
