Design of a protective garment GPS antenna

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1504-1508

  Vallozzi, L ^a   Vandendriessche, W ^a   Rogier, H ^a   Hertleer, C ^a   Scarpello, M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Garments; Global positioning system; Rescue workers'; Textile antenna; Wearable textile system

Indexed keywords

GARMENTS; GPS ANTENNA; HUMAN BODIES; PROTECTIVE TEXTILES; RESCUE WORKERS'; TEXTILE ANTENNA; TEXTILE MATERIALS; TEXTILE SYSTEMS; WEARABLE TEXTILE SYSTEM;

ANTENNAS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

TEXTILES;

EID: 67649197202     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.24372     Document Type: Article

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