A varactor-tuned frequency-reconfigurable fabric antenna embedded in polymer: Assessment of suitability for wearable applications

Simorangkir, RBVB; Yang, Y; Esselle, KP; Diao, Y

A varactor-tuned frequency-reconfigurable fabric antenna embedded in polymer: Assessment of suitability for wearable applications

Simorangkir, RBVB Yang, Y

Esselle, KP

Diao, Y

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Citation:: IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, 2017, pp. 204 - 207
Issue Date:: 2017-10-04

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dc.contributor.author	Simorangkir, RBVB	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Yang, Y https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7439-2156	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Esselle, KP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3681-0086	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Diao, Y	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-10-04	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, 2017, pp. 204 - 207	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781509063604	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0149-645X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/126552
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 IEEE. In this paper, we present a novel class of wearable antennas that are flexible, electronically tunable, and robust. They consist of conductive fabric parts, used as the radiator, with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) polymer utilized to form the substrate as well as the full encapsulation of the radiator including its electronic tuning elements. To validate the concept, a prototype that provides frequency tuning from 2.3 to 2.65 GHz has been fabricated and tested. The fabrication process is detailed and experimental investigations on its suitability for wearable applications are presented. To assess the antenna robustness, its reconfigurability under severe physical deformations has been studied through washing the antenna and also by wrapping it on the head and wrist of a UWB human muscle equivalent phantom. The antenna's effect on body has also been investigated through Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) measurement. The results confirm that the antenna is a promising candidate for modern wearable devices.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1109/MWSYM.2017.8059059	en_US
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dc.title	A varactor-tuned frequency-reconfigurable fabric antenna embedded in polymer: Assessment of suitability for wearable applications	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Electrical and Data Engineering
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© 2017 IEEE. In this paper, we present a novel class of wearable antennas that are flexible, electronically tunable, and robust. They consist of conductive fabric parts, used as the radiator, with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) polymer utilized to form the substrate as well as the full encapsulation of the radiator including its electronic tuning elements. To validate the concept, a prototype that provides frequency tuning from 2.3 to 2.65 GHz has been fabricated and tested. The fabrication process is detailed and experimental investigations on its suitability for wearable applications are presented. To assess the antenna robustness, its reconfigurability under severe physical deformations has been studied through washing the antenna and also by wrapping it on the head and wrist of a UWB human muscle equivalent phantom. The antenna's effect on body has also been investigated through Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) measurement. The results confirm that the antenna is a promising candidate for modern wearable devices.

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