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Davorin Mikulić¹, Evita Šopp¹, Davor Bonefačić¹

¹Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.

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Summary

This study introduces flexible, wearable antennas using conductive fabrics and foam molds. The research addresses antenna feeding challenges, optimizing performance for body-centric wireless systems.

Keywords:

conductive textile slotted waveguide antennas textile antennas waveguide to coax transitions wearable antennas

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Area of Science:

Electrical Engineering
Materials Science
Biomedical Engineering

Background:

Wearable antennas face challenges in technical performance, safety, and clothing integration.
Conductive fabrics have advanced wearable antenna manufacturing, but design and realization issues persist.
Previous work developed textile slotted waveguide antennas using conductive textiles and sewing.

Purpose of the Study:

Investigate foam-based molds for thin, flexible wearable antennas.
Address antenna feed challenges, specifically coaxial-to-waveguide transitions.
Optimize antenna design and body-centric wireless system performance.

Main Methods:

Utilized foam-based molds for antenna fabrication.
Designed a simple and robust coaxial-to-waveguide transition for textile antennas.
Applied antenna design procedures and a body-channel model for optimization.
Developed and tested prototypes in the 5.8 GHz ISM band.

Main Results:

Demonstrated the feasibility of foam molds for thin, flexible wearable antennas.
Achieved a robust and simple transition for integrating antennas with textile waveguides.
Experimental results confirmed the performance of the proposed antenna designs and body-centric systems.
Successfully developed various prototypes operating in the 5.8 GHz ISM band.

Conclusions:

Foam molds and novel feed transitions enable practical, wearable antenna realization.
The proposed methods enhance the performance of antennas for wireless body-centric systems.
The developed textile waveguide antennas are suitable for integration into clothing and meet performance requirements.