Title :
Wearable microstrip antenna
Author :
Tanaka, M. ; Jae-Hyeuk Jang
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Lab., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Microstrip antennas are being used as a representative antenna for mobile and satellite communication. The microstrip antennas have features such as planarity and a relatively high gain (about 7 dBi). It is typical to fabricate them by using hard substrates. However, these substrates are limited in shape and mounting placement for fixing such an antenna to clothing or hats. Therefore, we created a flexible and light-weight antenna. The antenna we built is composed of a flexible woven conductive fabric and felt. Because of the construction, it can be easily sewn into clothing or hats. It can be applied as a GPS antenna for monitoring the position of wandering aged, or as a terminal antenna for personal satellite communications. In this paper, the structure of the antenna is described, and its characteristics are evaluated.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; UHF antennas; clothing; microstrip antennas; mobile antennas; satellite communication; 2.5 GHz; GPS antenna; clothing; felt; flexible antenna; flexible woven conductive fabric; hats; mobile communication; satellite communication; wearable microstrip antenna; Aging; Biomedical monitoring; Clothing; Fabrics; Global Positioning System; Microstrip antennas; Mobile antennas; Satellite antennas; Satellite communication; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Columbus, OH, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7846-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2003.1219333
