Title :
Compact Antenna for WLAN on body applications
Author :
Sanz-Izquierdo, B. ; Huang, F. ; Batchelor, J.C. ; Sobhy, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Kent Univ., Canterbury
Abstract :
A novel wearable antenna for WLAN applications is presented in this paper. The antenna is made up of a button shape cylindrical structure and a central metal disc connected to the metal ground plane. The structure and dimensions achieved are those of a standard metal button with greater deal of camouflage and rigidness than previous wearable antenna developments (Lukowicz, 2002), (Salonen, 2003). The proposed wearable antenna is designed for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz with the omnidirectional pattern required for transmission with other wearable devices located across the body
Keywords :
UHF antennas; microwave antennas; multifrequency antennas; wireless LAN; 2.4 GHz; 5 GHz; WLAN; button shape cylindrical structure; central metal disc; compact antenna; metal ground plane; omnidirectional pattern; wearable antenna; Antenna measurements; Dielectric materials; Dielectric measurements; Frequency measurement; Length measurement; Microstrip antennas; Permittivity measurement; Shape; Textiles; Wireless LAN; Dual band antennas; Pervasive computing; WLAN; Wearable Antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2006. 36th European
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-6-0
DOI :
10.1109/EUMC.2006.281044
