TY - GEN
T1 - Design and performance of a flexible and conformal PDMS Dipole antenna for WBAN applications
AU - Morris, Senan
AU - Chandran, Anupam R.
AU - Timmons, Nick
AU - Morrison, Jim
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 EuMA.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The design, fabrication, and performance analysis of a 2.45GHz dipole antenna embedded in a PDMS substrate is presented. This design is particularly intended for wearable wireless body area network applications where safe, conformal, and flexible antennas are desirable. The performance of the PDMS antenna was measured and compared to that of a standard copper wire dipole antenna fabricated from copper wire through on-body testing and simulation. Both antennas demonstrated comparable free space performances. The PDMS dipole was tested in flexed conditions and a minimal shift in resonance frequency was observed. To demonstrate the antenna's suitability for on-body communication, two identical antennas were used to measure the on-body coupling effect. The PDMS dipole antenna was shown to have a superior on body coupling compared to the equivalent rigid copper wire dipole.
AB - The design, fabrication, and performance analysis of a 2.45GHz dipole antenna embedded in a PDMS substrate is presented. This design is particularly intended for wearable wireless body area network applications where safe, conformal, and flexible antennas are desirable. The performance of the PDMS antenna was measured and compared to that of a standard copper wire dipole antenna fabricated from copper wire through on-body testing and simulation. Both antennas demonstrated comparable free space performances. The PDMS dipole was tested in flexed conditions and a minimal shift in resonance frequency was observed. To demonstrate the antenna's suitability for on-body communication, two identical antennas were used to measure the on-body coupling effect. The PDMS dipole antenna was shown to have a superior on body coupling compared to the equivalent rigid copper wire dipole.
KW - Flexible substrate antennas
KW - On-body communication
KW - Polydimethlysiloxane
KW - Wireless body area network
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85015208430&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/EuMC.2016.7824283
DO - 10.1109/EuMC.2016.7824283
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85015208430
T3 - European Microwave Week 2016: "Microwaves Everywhere", EuMW 2016 - Conference Proceedings; 46th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2016
SP - 84
EP - 87
BT - European Microwave Week 2016
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 46th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2016
Y2 - 4 October 2016 through 6 October 2016
ER -