Title :
Embroidered wearable antennas using conductive threads with different stitch spacings
Author :
Shiyu Zhang ; Chauraya, Alford ; Whittow, William ; Seager, Rob ; Acti, Tessa ; Dias, T. ; Vardaxoglou, Yiannis
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron., Electr. & Syst. Eng., Loughborough Univ., Loughborough, UK
Abstract :
This paper is focused on using conductive threads to design flexible antennas with textile features which means antennas can be embroidered directly into normal clothes. The fabric microstrip antennas are made from commercial conductive threads. The gain and efficiency of fabric antennas have been measured and compared with a reference copper patch antenna. Effects from different stitches geometries within the fabric antenna are discussed. The results demonstrate the feasibility of wearable antennas.
Keywords :
amplification; microstrip antennas; textiles; wearable antennas; commercial conductive threads; copper patch antenna; embroidered wearable antennas; fabric microstrip antennas; flexible antennas; stitch spacings; textile features; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Copper; Fabrics; Yarn; antenna gain measurement; conductive thread; embroidery; fabric antenna; wearable;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2012 Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2218-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2219-5
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2012.6403059
