On-body characterization of dual-band all-textile PIFAs

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 129, Issue , 2012, Pages 517-539

  Soh, P J ^a,c   Boyes, S J ^b   Vandenbosch, G A E ^a   Huang, Y ^b   Ooi, S L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PERLIS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANECHOIC CHAMBERS; BANDWIDTH; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); EFFICIENCY; REFLECTION; REVERBERATION; TEXTILES;

ANTENNA DESIGN; ANTENNA ORIENTATION; ANTENNA PERFORMANCE; COMMERCIAL SIMULATORS; COPPER FOILS; DEPLOYMENT SCENARIOS; HUMAN VOLUNTEERS; REVERBERATION CHAMBERS;

WEARABLE ANTENNAS;

EID: 84874998051     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER12052408     Document Type: Article

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