Latest developments in the field of textile antennas

Soon after the introduction of smart textiles it was clear that there was a need for body-centric communication tools that were compatible with these kind of textiles. Thus, research into textile-based antennas started. However, when integrating textile antennas into garments new challenges occur, such as the proximity of the body, antennas subjected to bending and washing. These issues are described in this chapter. Furthermore, a classification of most recent developments in wearable antennas, according to the frequency band of operation, is given. Frequencies range from the lowest ISM band (868 MHz) to the recently explored 60 GHz band. Wearable antenna technology has evolved from simple rectangular patches to more complex topologies and uses a range of textile materials.

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[17]  Carlos A. Fernandes,et al.  Design and Ranging Performance of a Low-profile UWB Antenna for WBAN Localization Applications , 2014, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.

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[19]  Christophe Fumeaux,et al.  Wearable textile microstrip patch antenna for multiple ISM band communications , 2013, 2013 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI).

[20]  Zhao Xu,et al.  Wearable Applications of Quarter-Wave Patch and Half-Mode Cavity Antennas , 2015, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters.

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[23]  Shouyuan Shi,et al.  Modified Compact Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna for 4–50-GHz UWB Application , 2011, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques.

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[29]  Hendrik Rogier,et al.  Cylindrical bending of deformable textile rectangular patch antennas , 2012 .

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[32]  Kamilia Kamardin,et al.  Design, implementation and performance of ultra-wideband textile antenna , 2011 .

[33]  Ronan Sauleau,et al.  60-GHz Textile Antenna Array for Body-Centric Communications , 2013, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.

[34]  Mickael Maman,et al.  On-Body Propagation Performance With Textile Antennas at 867 MHz , 2013, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.

[35]  S. Sankaralingam,et al.  A fully fabric wearable antenna for HiperLAN/2 applications , 2011, 2011 Annual IEEE India Conference.

[36]  R. Langley,et al.  Dual-Band Wearable Textile Antenna on an EBG Substrate , 2009, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.

[37]  Sam Agneessens,et al.  Wearable textile antenna in substrate integrated waveguide technology , 2012 .

[38]  H. Rogier,et al.  Wearable aperture-coupled shorted solar patch antenna for remote tracking and monitoring applications , 2011, Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP).

[39]  John C. Batchelor,et al.  Antennas and Propagation for Body-Centric Wireless Communications , 2012 .

[40]  G. Troster,et al.  A novel circularly polarized textile antenna for wearable applications , 2004, 7th European Conference on Wireless Technology, 2004..

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