Title :
Microstrip loop antenna for wearable applications
Author :
Kumari, Sakshi ; Gupta, Vibha Rani ; Agarwal, Adarsh ; Kumar, Abhishek ; Raj, Ankit
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Commun. Eng., Birla Inst. of Technol., Ranchi, India
Abstract :
This paper presents a microstrip rectangular loop antenna for wearable application. The substrate used for the prototype model is a FR4 material. The designed antenna can be integrated with a watch and is suitable for the wearable application. The characteristics of the prototype antenna developed, are measured in terms of the return loss, VSWR bandwidth, and radiation pattern. It is found that the fabricated antennas possess 210 MHz VSWR Bandwidth. This antenna can be placed over the outer ring a rectangular watch without disturbing the wearing comfort.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; loop antennas; microstrip antennas; wearable antennas; FR4 material; VSWR bandwidth; antenna design; fabricated antenna; frequency 210 MHz; microstrip rectangular loop antenna; patch antenna; prototype antenna; radiation pattern; rectangular watch; return loss; watch antenna; wearable antenna; wearable application; wearing comfort; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Loss measurement; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Microstrip antenna; Patch antenna; Wearable antenna; watch antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Recent Advances in Information Technology (RAIT), 2012 1st International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dhanbad
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0694-3
DOI :
10.1109/RAIT.2012.6194528
