Design of Pattern-Reconfigurable Wearable Antennas for Body-Centric Communications

被引：30

作者：

Sun, Hucheng ^{[1
,2
]}

Hu, Yan ^{[1
,2
]}

Ren, Rui ^{[3
]}

Zhao, Luyang ^{[4
]}

Li, Fengrong ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Nanjing Univ Informat Sci & Technol, Jiangsu Collaborat Innovat Ctr Atmospher Environm, Nanjing 210044, Peoples R China

[2] Nanjing Univ Informat Sci & Technol, Res Ctr Appl Electromagnet, Nanjing 210044, Peoples R China

[3] Hohai Univ, Coll Sci, Nanjing 210044, Peoples R China

[4] Chinese Acad Sci, Shanghai Inst Microsyst Informat Technol, Shanghai 200050, Peoples R China

来源：

IEEE ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS PROPAGATION LETTERS | 2020年 / 19卷 / 08期

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Antenna feeds; Switches; Directive antennas; Patch antennas; Body-centric communications; wearable antennas; pattern reconfigurable; LOW-PROFILE;

D O I：

10.1109/LAWP.2020.3002016

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

This letter presents two designs of pattern-reconfigurable wearable antennas for body-centric wireless communications (BCWC). The reconfigurabilities of these two designs are realized utilizing two totally different mechanisms. In the first design, two subantennas with different radiation patterns are integrated. With a reconfigurable feeding network, the design can switch between the two subantennas. In the second design, the antenna's internal structure can be reconfigured to perform different radiation patterns. Measured results verify that both antenna designs provide reconfigurable omnidirectional and directional radiation patterns.

引用

页码：1385 / 1389

页数：5