Dual-polarized armband embroidered textile antenna for on-/off-body wearable applications

Chunxu Mao, Pingjuan L. Werner, Douglas H. Werner, DIeff Vital, Shubhendu Bhardwaj

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Abstract

In this paper, a dual-polarized armband textile antenna based on an embroidery technique is proposed for wearable applications. The antenna consists of four series-fed patch antennas wrapped around a cylindrical surface. Different from traditional wearable antennas, a quasi-omnidirectional radiation pattern is achieved by exciting the four radiators with uniform amplitude and phase. The other important contribution of this work is that dual orthogonal polarizations are realized in the design, which can significantly improve the link reliability due to antenna deformation and body movement. Moreover, owing to the high front-to-back ratio (FBR) of patch antenna elements, the antenna exhibits a low Specific Absorption Rate (SAR), which is highly desirable for wearable applications. A prototype of the armband antenna was fabricated and tested, confirming the numerical predictions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2019 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1555-1556
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781728106922
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2019
Event2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2019 - Atlanta, United States
Duration: Jul 7 2019Jul 12 2019

Publication series

Name2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2019 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAtlanta
Period7/7/197/12/19

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Signal Processing
  • Instrumentation

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