TY - GEN
T1 - Detuning effects of wearable patch antennas
AU - Pinapati, Sree Pramod
AU - Chen, Shengjian Jammy
AU - Ranasinghe, Damith
AU - Fumeaux, Christophe
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The variations in the resonance frequency of a wearable 5.3 GHz textile patch antenna due to bending, human body proximity and moisture absorption are investigated. Noteworthy are the effects of proximity to human body tissue and moisture uptake, which are shown to cause variations up to 5% in the resonance frequency. Importantly, it is observed that the resonance frequency can shift both upwards or downwards depending on the loading affecting the antenna. These variations illustrate a general guideline for the maximum tuning range needed for wearable frequency-reconfigurable patch antennas.
AB - The variations in the resonance frequency of a wearable 5.3 GHz textile patch antenna due to bending, human body proximity and moisture absorption are investigated. Noteworthy are the effects of proximity to human body tissue and moisture uptake, which are shown to cause variations up to 5% in the resonance frequency. Importantly, it is observed that the resonance frequency can shift both upwards or downwards depending on the loading affecting the antenna. These variations illustrate a general guideline for the maximum tuning range needed for wearable frequency-reconfigurable patch antennas.
KW - Absorption
KW - Human body
KW - Reconfigurable Antennas
KW - Wearable Antennas
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85044720057&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/ARC/DP120100661
U2 - 10.1109/APMC.2017.8251403
DO - 10.1109/APMC.2017.8251403
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85044720057
T3 - Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference Proceedings, APMC
SP - 162
EP - 165
BT - 2017 Asia Pacific Microwave Conference, APMC 2017 - Proceedings
A2 - Pasya, Idnin
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
T2 - 2017 IEEE Asia Pacific Microwave Conference, APMC 2017
Y2 - 13 November 2017 through 16 November 2017
ER -