DocumentCode
2887968
Title
Practical design aspects for textile antennas
Author
Salonen, Pekka ; de Maagt, Peter
Author_Institution
Nokia Lumia Eng., Nokia, Tampere, Finland
fYear
2013
fDate
7-13 July 2013
Firstpage
1850
Lastpage
1851
Abstract
Antennas made out of textile materials suffer from performance perturbing effects whose impact mainly depend on the mechanical properties of the fabrics. The soft and flexible nature of the fabrics is essential for user comfort in wearable systems, but makes the antenna performance sensitive to bending, stretching, compression, and the manufacturing process. This paper discusses on practical design issues related to textile antenna design process. Examples are given for robust antenna designs for satellite communication and life jacket integrated antennas.
Keywords
wearable antennas; antenna performance; jacket integrated antennas; mechanical properties; practical design aspects; satellite communication; textile antenna design process; textile antennas; textile materials; wearable systems; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Bandwidth; Fabrics; Gain;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location
Orlando, FL
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-5315-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2013.6711583
Filename
6711583
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