scholarly journals Investigation on Wearable Antenna under Different Bending Conditions for Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) Applications

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Ismahayati Adam ◽  
Muhammad Ramlee Kamarudin ◽  
Ali H. Rambe ◽  
Norshakila Haris ◽  
Hasliza A. Rahim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Return Loss ◽  
Coupling Effect ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Wireless Body Area Network ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Radiation Characteristics ◽  
Antenna Structure ◽  
Wearable Antenna ◽  
Operating Frequency Range ◽  
Textile Antenna

This paper analysed the effects of bending on the performance of a textile antenna wherein the antenna under test was made of felt substrate for both industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) band and WBAN applications at 2.45 GHz. Moreover, the conductive material was used for the patch, and the ground plane used a 0.17 mm Shieldit textile. Meanwhile, the antenna structure was in the form of rectangular, with a line patch in between elements to abate the mutual coupling effect. The measured operating frequency range of the antenna spanned from 2.33 GHz to 2.5 GHz with a gain of 4.7 dBi at 2.45 GHz. In this paper, the antenna robustness was examined by bending the structure on different radii and degrees along both X- and Y-axis. Next, the effects on return loss, bandwidth, isolation, and radiation characteristics were analysed. This paper also discovered that the antenna’s performance remained acceptable as it was deformed, and the measured results agreed well with the simulation.

scholarly journals Textile UWB Antenna with Metamaterial for Healthcare Monitoring

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
S. Parameswari ◽  
C. Chitra
Keyword(s):  
Return Loss ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Uwb Antenna ◽  
Textile Antenna ◽  
Substrate Properties ◽  
Healthcare Monitoring ◽  
Operational Frequency ◽  
Bottom Side ◽  
Microstrip Feed

A new metamaterial-based UWB band-notched textile antenna for body area network (BAN) with an operational frequency range of 3 GHz to 11 GHz is created in this paper. The ultra-ide band (UWB) frequency band is covered by the antenna (3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz). The antennas are smaller because of the usage of denim (jeans) material, which has a permittivity of 1.67. To increase the impedance transmission capacity, the ground plane is reduced to a partly rectangular conductive substance. The hexagonal cut on the bottom side is utilised to boost bandwidth by enhancing the electric field dispersion at the edges. The fabrication is built of a 1 mm thick denim (jeans) substrate, and the feed is a traditional microstrip feed. The return loss and gain characteristics of the proposed antenna are investigated. The performance of a specified antenna is investigated step by step with variable feed length, feed breadth, and substrate properties.

scholarly journals Compact Microstrip-Based Textile Antenna for 802.15.6 WBAN-UWB with Full Ground Plane

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Purna B. Samal ◽  
Ping Jack Soh ◽  
Zahriladha Zakaria
Keyword(s):  
Ground Plane ◽  
Wireless Body Area Network ◽  
Federal Communications Commission ◽  
The Body ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Uwb Antenna ◽  
Microstrip Patch ◽  
Textile Antenna ◽  
Compact Size ◽  
High Band

The paper presents the design and investigation of a flexible all-textile antenna operating in the wireless body area network (WBAN) ultrawideband (UWB) specified by the IEEE 802.15.6 standard. The proposed antenna features an innovative and compact UWB radiator on top of the overall structure with a full ground plane on its reverse side. The radiator, which is based on a microstrip patch combined with multiple miniaturization and broadbanding methods, resulted in a simple topology and a compact size of 39 mm×42 mm×3.34 mm (0.51×0.55×0.043λ). In comparison to the literature, the proposed structure is considered to be the most compact microstrip-based textile UWB antenna to date featuring a full ground plane. The choice of the commercial textiles is also made based on cost efficiency, ease of accessibility, and ease of fabrication using simple tools. Meanwhile, the full ground plane enables the antenna operation in the vicinity of the human body with minimal body coupling and radiation towards it, ensuring operational safety. Besides its operation in the mandatory channels of the WBAN-UWB low and high bands, the proposed antenna also operates and preserves its performance in five other optional channels of the high band when placed on the body and under bend conditions of 30° and 60°. The proposed antenna successfully achieved the specific absorption rate below the regulated limit specified by the Federal Communications Commission.

Performance and Analysis of UWB Aesthetic Pattern Textile Antenna for WBAN Applications

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (12) ◽  
pp. 1525-1531
Author(s):  
Thillaigovindhan Annalakshmi ◽  
Subramaniam Ramesh
Keyword(s):  
Patch Antenna ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Wireless Body Area Network ◽  
Wide Band ◽  
Federal Communications Commission ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Textile Antenna ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Ground Method

This article proposes a new aesthetic pattern-three petal flower patch antenna that operates at Ultra Wide Band (UWB) for Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) applications. The flower structure consists of three petals and a center circle patch with the partial ground plane at the bottom. A double-sided copper-coated conductive fabric, which is 0.08 mm thick, having a surface resistivity of 0.05 Ω/square, serves as the antenna patch and ground material. This conductive patch is placed in a denim jeans material with 1mm thick that forms the substrate. The utilization of a two-layer substrate and partial ground method enhances the impedance bandwidth of the antenna. The size of the antenna is 60 mm × 60 mm × 2.16 mm. The reflection coefficient, gain, efficiency, radiation pattern, and effects of bending were the various parameters analyzed for the flower antenna. The antenna radiates from 3 to 12 GHz, which covers the entire UWB frequency range from 3.1 to 10.6 GHz assigned by Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The measurement results validate the performance of a flower patch antenna.

scholarly journals Design of compact microstrip patch antenna for WBAN applications at ISM 2.4 GHz

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 1509
Author(s):  
Shahid M Ali ◽  
Varun Jeoti ◽  
Tale Saeidi ◽  
Wong Peng Wen
Keyword(s):  
Patch Antenna ◽  
Specific Absorption Rate ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Wireless Body Area Network ◽  
Microstrip Patch Antenna ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Radiation Characteristics ◽  
Microstrip Patch ◽  
Field Radiation ◽  
Good Agreement

This paper introduces the design of compact microstrip patch antenna for wireless body area network (WBAN) applications at ISM 2.4 GHz. The design consists of a radiating patch on one side of the substrate and a ground plane is located on the other side of the substrate. The antenna is fed through an inset transmission line and then loaded by two triangles, and shorting pins on both sides of the radiating patch to lengthen the path for current, as result it reduced the overall size. The dimensions of radiating patch antenna are 62 mm<em>× </em>43 mm <em>× </em>1.67 mm. By locating the proposed antenna On and Off body communication, it can maintain compact and stable far field radiation characteristics and negligible specific absorption rate (SAR). Furthermore, high efficiencies of about 53 % and 46% are obtained during off and on body, which is higher than recent similar works in the literature. The simulated results showed a good agreement with the measured results. Owing to the acceptable results, the proposed design can be a reliable candidate for WBAN applications at ISM band.

Completely integrated multilayered weave electro-textile antenna for wearable applications

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 2029-2036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther F. Sundarsingh ◽  
Malathi Kanagasabai ◽  
Vimal Samsingh Ramalingam
Keyword(s):  
Patch Antenna ◽  
Wireless Local Area Network ◽  
Local Area Network ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Fabrication Technique ◽  
Wearable Antenna ◽  
Textile Antenna ◽  
Novel Method

This paper proposes a unique, first of its kind fabrication technique for the making of textile antennas. A novel method that provides scope for automation in textile antenna production is presented here. A completely integrated textile antenna fabrication method that eliminates the tasks of positioning and fastening of the various components of a patch antenna is discussed. The technique employs multilayer weaving for the production of a wearable antenna on a cotton substrate. Silver yarn is used for the conductive regions of the textile antenna. Two layers of woven cotton serve to isolate the radiating patch from the ground plane of the antenna. The designed antenna was chosen to operate at the frequency of 2.45 GHz for Wireless Local Area Network. The built prototype resonated at 2.43 GHz with a |S11|of −18.62 dB. The integrated textile antenna exhibited a gain of 1.06 dBi at 2.43 GHz.

scholarly journals Bandwidth Optimization of a Textile PIFA with DGS Using Characteristic Mode Analysis

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 2516
Author(s):  
Bashar Bahaa Qas Elias ◽  
Ping Jack Soh ◽  
Azremi Abdullah Al-Hadi ◽  
Prayoot Akkaraekthalin ◽  
Guy A. E. Vandenbosch
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Body Area Network ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
The Body ◽  
Mode Analysis ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Defected Ground Structure ◽  
Characteristic Mode ◽  
Antenna Structure ◽  
Rectangular Patch ◽  
Conventional Optimization

This work presents the design and optimization of an antenna with defected ground structure (DGS) using characteristic mode analysis (CMA) to enhance bandwidth. This DGS is integrated with a rectangular patch with circular meandered rings (RPCMR) in a wearable format fully using textiles for wireless body area network (WBAN) application. For this integration process, both CMA and the method of moments (MoM) were applied using the same electromagnetic simulation software. This work characterizes and estimates the final shape and dimensions of the DGS using the CMA method, aimed at enhancing antenna bandwidth. The optimization of the dimensions and shape of the DGS is simplified, as the influence of the substrates and excitation is first excluded. This optimizes the required time and resources in the design process, in contrast to the conventional optimization approaches made using full wave “trial and error” simulations on a complete antenna structure. To validate the performance of the antenna on the body, the specific absorption rate is studied. Simulated and measured results indicate that the proposed antenna meets the requirements of wideband on-body operation.

scholarly journals Trapezoid Shape Patch Antenna for WLAN Application

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9S) ◽  
pp. 512-516
Keyword(s):  
Patch Antenna ◽  
Return Loss ◽  
Wireless Local Area Network ◽  
Local Area Network ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Area Network ◽  
S Parameter

In this paper,CPW fed Trapezoid shape patch antenna is analyzed and investigated for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) application. The proposed antenna is fabricated on FR4 substrate having dimensions of 19mm ×21.2mm ×1.6mm. It resonates at 5.44 GHz frequency with peak return loss of 25.8 dB. The parametric study of proposed antenna is carried out to understand the effect of different values of ground plane on the impedance bandwidth, return loss of the antenna andalso to optimize the antenna parameters. The CPW-fed is used to enhance the bandwidth and to reduce the return loss of the antenna. The importance of different design parameters like current distribution, S-parameter, gain, and radiation pattern are studied. The results of the proposed antenna are useful for WLAN Application.

Development of Novel Design to Enhance the Characteristics of Flexible Antenna

2020 ◽  
pp. 49-56
Author(s):  
Neha Nigam ◽  
Vinod Kumar Singh
Keyword(s):  
Return Loss ◽  
Data Transfer ◽  
Radiation Characteristics ◽  
Textile Antenna ◽  
Flexible Antenna ◽  
Novel Design ◽  
Triple Band

This chapter proposed triple band novel geometry and enhanced characteristics of flexible textile antenna. The proposed radio wire indicates wideband execution with wide data transfer capacity of 20.50% covering the recurrence scope of 6.3039 GHz to 7.7445 GHz, 11.57% covering the recurrence scope of 9.0694 GHz to 10.184 GHz, and 8.23% in the recurrence scope of 12.497 GHz to 13.57 GHz. In this chapter, reenacted outcomes like return loss, directivity, and radiation characteristics have been contemplated.

scholarly journals BENDING AND CRUMPLING DEFORMATION STUDY OF THE RESONANT CHARACTERISTIC AND SAR FOR A 2.4 GHZ TEXTILE ANTENNA

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norfatin Akma Elias ◽  
Noor Asmawati Samsuri ◽  
Mohamad Kamal A Rahim ◽  
Chinthana Panagamuwa ◽  
Will Whittow
Keyword(s):  
Resonant Frequency ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Wireless Body Area Network ◽  
Body Area Network ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Geometrical Shape ◽  
Body Area ◽  
Wearable Antennas ◽  
Textile Antenna ◽  
Resonant Characteristic

Over recent years, there has been an explosive growth of interest in the development of flexible wearable antennas due to rapid growth in Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) applications. However, the antenna is subjected to deformation when being worn by users. Therefore, it is compulsory to analyze the absorption of electromagnetic (EM) radiation and the antenna performances as a function of the deformation conditions since the antenna is not in its normal flat conditions anymore. In this paper, two types of deformations; bending and crumpling are analyzed by means of CST Microwave Studio. The peak SAR10g demonstrates increment up to 65.7 % and 48.7 % under bending and crumpling deformation respectively. Moreover, the crumpling is more sensitive to the geometrical shape and composition of the exposed body area if compared to bending. Moreover, the detuning effects of the resonant frequency are more significant for crumpling cases.

scholarly journals Multiband MIMO Antenna System with Parasitic Elements for WLAN and WiMAX Application

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Karimian ◽  
Hamed Tadayon
Keyword(s):  
Return Loss ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Antenna System ◽  
Slot Antenna ◽  
Antenna Structure ◽  
Mimo Antenna ◽  
Measurement Result ◽  
Array Configuration ◽  
Element Array ◽  
Microstrip Feed

A new microstrip slot antenna with parasitic elements has been presented in this paper. The proposed antenna is composed of a microstrip feed line, a ground plane on which some simple slots are etched, and parasitic elements. Simulation results show that the antenna structure allows for the independent adjustment of each frequency. A two-element array configuration of this antenna for MIMO application is investigated as well. For comparison between simulation and measurement result both single and array configurations have been fabricated. The measurement result exhibits good radiation performance in terms of return loss, low mutual coupling, and compactness.

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