Effect of fabric patterns on electrotextile patch antennas

Two different electrotextile antennas made of the same e-textile material, but of different structure, are compared. Details of the fabric construction of the electrotextiles and their effect on the efficiency of the e-textile patch antennas are discussed. Finally, one fully-fabric patch antenna is...

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Main Authors: Yuehui Ouyang, Karayianni, E., Chappell, W.J.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:eng ; jpn
Subjects:
Antenna measurements
Conducting materials
Copper
Fabrics
Impedance measurement
Patch antennas
Textile fibers
USA Councils
Wireless LAN
Yarn
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Summary:Two different electrotextile antennas made of the same e-textile material, but of different structure, are compared. Details of the fabric construction of the electrotextiles and their effect on the efficiency of the e-textile patch antennas are discussed. Finally, one fully-fabric patch antenna is demonstrated for potential WLAN applications. This fabric antenna with measured gain of 6.59 dB and impedance bandwidth of 3.4% is comparable to a standard rigid patch antenna of similar structure and dimension.
ISSN:1522-3965
1947-1491
DOI:10.1109/APS.2005.1551986