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A Review of Wearable Antenna
A Review of Wearable Antenna
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The University of Birmingham
School of Engineering
Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT UK
P.S.Hall@bham.ac.uk
Abstract- Utilization of wearable textiles in the antenna Designing textile antenna requires the knowledge
segment has been seen on the rise due to the recent on electromagnetic properties such as permittivity, and loss
miniaturization of wireless devices. A wearable antenna tangent of the textile material. Conductive textile such as
is meant to be a part of the clothing used for Zelt, Flectron and pure copper polyester taffeta fabrics are
communication purposes, which includes tracking and regularly used as the radiating element while non-conductive
navigation, mobile computing and public safety. This textile such as silk, felt and fleece are used as substrates.
literature review intend to disclose this unconventional Electromagnetic properties for these textiles are not readily
antenna technology and provides readers with the available. Measurement of the electromagnetic properties of
background of the wearable antenna that would include textile substrate done in [2] using a transmission/reflection
about specification of the antenna, material for the waveguide method. Important permittivity and loss tangent
antenna and analysis that must be done to design proper value were included in the simulation.
wearable antennas. All the designs presented are of the This work intends to present recent types of antenna
recent development in wearable technology. and other considerations that have to be investigated,
Keywords – conductive textile antenna, wearable antennas, on- including suitable material selection, fabrication methods
body communication and analysis required for a wearable antenna design.