Title :
Characterization of conductive textile materials for SoftWearAntenna
Author :
Lilja, Juha ; Salonen, Pekka ; De Maagt, Peter
Author_Institution :
Patria Aviation Oy, Tampere, Finland
Abstract :
Transmission line measurements have shown a potential in characterization of conductive textiles for SoftWearAntenna applications. Decrease in the conductivity of the fabric is seen to decrease the propagation velocity of a wave. This is expected to have a lowering effect on the operation frequency of textile antennas based on conductive fabrics when compared with antennas utilizing copper as conductive elements.
Keywords :
antennas; conducting materials; electromagnetic wave propagation; fabrics; SoftWearAntenna; conductive elements; conductive fabrics; conductive textile materials; propagation velocity; textile antennas; transmission line measurements; Conducting materials; Conductivity measurement; Copper; Fabrics; Frequency; Impedance; Phase measurement; Polymers; Textiles; Transmission line measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2009. APSURSI '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Charleston, SC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3647-7
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2009.5171853
