Title :
Textile material characterization for SoftWear antennas
Author :
Lilja, Juha ; Salonen, Pekka
Author_Institution :
Patria Aviation Oy, Tampere, Finland
Abstract :
Modern industrial textile materials are composed of mechanically strong fibers that find their applications in integrated antennas within soldier´s garment and armors in ballistic protection as well. This paper will cover electromagnetic characterization of such textile materials for SoftWear antenna substrate. Dielectric permittivity and loss tangent are analyzed and measured in varying relative humidity and temperature. In addition, the application of conductive textile materials to antennas is analyzed and discussed thoroughly.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna testing; clothing; humidity; military equipment; permittivity; textile products; wearable antennas; SoftWear antennas; ballistic protection; conductive textile materials; dielectric permittivity; electromagnetic characterization; integrated antennas; loss tangent; textile material characterization; Clothing; Conducting materials; Dielectric loss measurement; Dielectric losses; Dielectric materials; Dielectric substrates; Permittivity; Protection; Textile fibers; Textile industry;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 2009. MILCOM 2009. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5238-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5239-2
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5380112
