Development of textile antennas for body wearable applications and investigations on their performance under bent conditions

Progress In Electromagnetics Research B

Volumn , Issue 22, 2010, Pages 53-71

  Sankaralingam, S ^a   Gupta, B ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; SLOT ANTENNAS; TEXTILES; WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; PERFORMANCE DETERIORATION; RADIATION CHARACTERISTICS; RECTANGULAR PATCH ANTENNA; TEXTILE MATERIALS; WEARABLE APPLICATIONS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS; WIRELESS DEVICES;

WEARABLE ANTENNAS;

EID: 77955504626     PISSN: 19376472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERB10032705     Document Type: Article

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