Title :
Considerations on Embroidered Textile Antennas for Wearable Applications
Author :
Ivsic, Branimir ; Bonefacic, Davor ; Bartolic, Juraj
Author_Institution :
Dept. for Wireless Commun., Univ. of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract :
Planar inverted-F antennas (PIFAs) made of woven conductive textiles and of patterns embroidered with conductive threads are investigated. The influence of conductive thread density on antenna properties is considered in both cases. The effect of lockstitch on antenna resonant frequency is quantified. A metallic button is proposed as the transition between textile antennas and classical circuits. A full-textile prototype of a PIFA is designed and shown to operate properly in the ISM 2.4 band.
Keywords :
planar inverted-F antennas; wearable antennas; ISM 2.4 band; PIFA; antenna properties; antenna resonant frequency; conductive thread density; embroidered textile antennas; full-textile prototype; lockstitch; metallic button; planar inverted-F antennas; wearable applications; woven conductive textiles; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Fabrics; Metals; Prototypes; Yarn; Body-centric communications; conductive textile; textile antenna; wearable antenna;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2013.2297698
