Addressing the challenges of fabricating microwave antennas using conductive threads
Open Access
- 1 March 2012
- conference paper
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2012 6th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP)
- p. 1365-1367
- https://doi.org/10.1109/eucap.2012.6205910
Abstract
This paper examines the advantages and challenges of creating microwave patch antennas using conducting threads. The antennas are produced using automated embroidery machinery that could be easily scaled up to mass manufacture. Textile patch antennas are designed that resonate between 2 and 2.7 GHz depending on the substrate. Different stitch directions and compositions were considered. Measured gain and efficiency results are included in this paper.Keywords
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