Considerations on the Implementation Technologies for Reconfigurable Textile Antennas

Shengjian Jammy Chen; Quoc Hung Dang; Nghia Nguyen Trong; Christophe Fumeaux

doi:10.1109/APCAP59480.2023.10469691

Considerations on the Implementation Technologies for Reconfigurable Textile Antennas

Shengjian Jammy Chen, Quoc Hung Dang, Nghia Nguyen Trong, Christophe Fumeaux

College of Science and Engineering

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This paper provides an overview of the-state-of-the-art technologies for the realization of reconfigurable textile antennas dedicated to wearable applications. The antenna reconfigurability is generally achieved by employing tunable components such as PIN diodes, varactors, and RF-switch integrated-circuits (ICs). Several technologies have been proposed to tackle the challenge of implementing stable and robust electrical connections between these rigid tunable components and flexible conductors such as metallized textiles. The main approaches include the utilization of copper conductors instead of conductive textiles (still on textile substrates); encapsulation of the whole textile antenna in elastomer, and the use of reconfiguration modules in the antenna design. This paper reviews the pros and cons of these approaches and offers a general selection guideline.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2023 IEEE 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation, APCAP 2023 - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350326277
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/APCAP59480.2023.10469691
Publication status	Published - 21 Mar 2024
Event	11th IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation, APCAP 2023 - Proceedings - Guangzhou, China Duration: 22 Nov 2023 → 24 Nov 2023

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Name	2023 IEEE 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation, APCAP 2023 - Proceedings

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Conference	11th IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation, APCAP 2023 - Proceedings
Country/Territory	China
City	Guangzhou
Period	22/11/23 → 24/11/23

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and wireless body area network (WBAN)
Reconfigurable antennas
wearable antennas. textile antennas

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Chen, S. J., Dang, Q. H., Trong, N. N., & Fumeaux, C. (2024). Considerations on the Implementation Technologies for Reconfigurable Textile Antennas. In 2023 IEEE 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation, APCAP 2023 - Proceedings Article 10469691 (2023 IEEE 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation, APCAP 2023 - Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/APCAP59480.2023.10469691

Chen, Shengjian Jammy ; Dang, Quoc Hung ; Trong, Nghia Nguyen et al. / Considerations on the Implementation Technologies for Reconfigurable Textile Antennas. 2023 IEEE 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation, APCAP 2023 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2024. (2023 IEEE 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation, APCAP 2023 - Proceedings).

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Chen, SJ, Dang, QH, Trong, NN & Fumeaux, C 2024, Considerations on the Implementation Technologies for Reconfigurable Textile Antennas. in 2023 IEEE 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation, APCAP 2023 - Proceedings., 10469691, 2023 IEEE 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation, APCAP 2023 - Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 11th IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation, APCAP 2023 - Proceedings, Guangzhou, China, 22/11/23. https://doi.org/10.1109/APCAP59480.2023.10469691

Considerations on the Implementation Technologies for Reconfigurable Textile Antennas. / Chen, Shengjian Jammy; Dang, Quoc Hung; Trong, Nghia Nguyen et al.
2023 IEEE 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation, APCAP 2023 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2024. 10469691 (2023 IEEE 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation, APCAP 2023 - Proceedings).

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