Impedance characteristics of body-worn electro-textile antenna under flat and bent positions
S. Sankaralingam, Sayantan Dhar, R. P. Ghosh, Samik Chakraborty, Bhaskar Gupta · 2011
The evolution of antenna technology for man-machine interface has taken quantum leaps in utilizing textile materials as antenna substrates. In future this will allow complete freedom to develop body-worn antenna systems embedded in so-called “smart clothes”. Smart clothes (also called `electro-textiles”) will emerge in various sports outfits, emergency workers' outfits, military, medical, space applications and so on. The ability to establish wireless broadband communication link is an essential requirement for smart clothes. In this paper, the impedance characteristics of a triangular microstrip patch antenna, made up of smart Flectron fabric and insulating polyester textile material, for such wireless broadband communication have been examined under flat and bent positions.