Design of Wearable Textile Antenna for Medical and Wireless Application

Abstract:

Wearable antenna design is becoming a growing subject of study because of its numerous applications. Patch antennas are the major focus of the Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) application since they are affordable, lightweight, and have a straightforward design. With wearable uses in mind, we will be using a microstrip patch antenna. The planned antenna has measurements of 60 X 60 X 1.6 mm and a fr4 dielectric constant substrate with value of 1.6. Resonance frequency of the antenna is 2.45 GHz. It is possible to use this proposed antenna in military jackets, and it has a gain of 2.96 dBi. Due to its advantages, such as compatibility, flexibility, excellent designs, and shapes, as well as excellent performance under various conditions, safety, low power consumption, miniaturization, and accommodating bending angles, the SAR value is kept at a low level.

• Periodical: Engineering Headway (Volume 16)
• Pages: 79-85
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-oAkL4Q
• Online since: January 2025
• Authors: A. Anand Kumar*, M. Kathirvelu, C. Bharathiraja, G. Guruprasath, P. Karthickprasad, D. Navinya
• Keywords: Microstrip Patch, SAR, WBAN, Wearable Antenna

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