Title :
Crumpling of compact textile antennas
Author :
Bai, Q. ; Langley, R.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents the performance of a textile planar 2-element array and a compact CPW antenna under several crumpling and bending conditions. The matching performance of both antenna and array remain robust in many moderate crumpling and bending cases.
Keywords :
bending; coplanar waveguides; planar antenna arrays; textiles; waveguide antenna arrays; bending conditions; compact CPW antenna; compact textile antenna crumpling; textile planar 2-element array; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Arrays; Coplanar waveguides; Textiles;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0250-1
