Conformal Asymmetric Meandered Flare (AMF) Antenna for Body-Worn Applications

被引：31
作者：
Psychoudakis, Dimitris [1 ]
Volakis, John L. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Ohio State Univ, Columbus, OH 43212 USA
来源：
IEEE ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS PROPAGATION LETTERS | 2009年 / 8卷
关键词：
Body-worn antennas; conformal antennas; UHF Antennas; wearable antennas; TEXTILE ANTENNA;
D O I：
10.1109/LAWP.2009.2028662
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：
A conformal body-worn antenna is presented for communications at 300 MHz. The antenna consists of a thin broadband flared-dipole element printed on a thin (0.1 mm) FR4 substrate without metallic backing or other shielding. The letter presents the design approach for tuning, matching, and mounting the antenna on the human body. Measurements are given for a human body phantom, and these are compared to simulations. Different antenna positions for improved coverage are also presented.
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页码：931 / 934
页数：4
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