All-textile connector for a wearable patch antenna

Tsolis, Aris; Alexandridis, Antonis A.; Lazarakis, F.; Michalopoulou, A.; Whittow, William G.; Vardaxoglou, J.C.

doi:10.1049/cp.2018.1433

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“…The non-conductive tape can be mainly used for antenna integration. Still, it can be used as part of the antenna to facilitate interconnection with a textile feed line, as shown in [ 47 ]. Specifically, in this work, the use of a plastic Velcro enables an all-textile connector for a textile patch antenna.…”

Section: Clothing Components In Wearable Textile Antennasmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are cases that the clothing components can be used as a means of antenna feed attachment and interconnection as in [ 47 ]. In that specific application of a CC, it is useful and critical to experimentally examine the most effective way of using a non-conductive component in terms of performance.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In that specific application of a CC, it is useful and critical to experimentally examine the most effective way of using a non-conductive component in terms of performance. A non-conductive Velcro, as presented in [ 47 ], has been examined in terms of practical use and interconnection between textile transmission lines in [ 127 ]. Some concepts that were examined are shown in Figure 14 .…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Review of Clothing Components in the Development of Wearable Textile Antennas: Design and Experimental Procedure

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Wearable antenna systems have attracted significant research efforts during the last decade and a rich pool of review papers can be found in the literature. Each scientific work contributes to various fields of wearable technology focusing, mainly, on constructing materials, manufacturing techniques, targeting applications, and miniaturization methods. In this review paper, we examine the use of clothing components in wearable antenna technology. By the term “clothing components” (CC), dressmaking accessories/materials such as buttons, snap-on buttons, Velcro tapes, or zips are considered. In light of their utilization in the development of wearable antennas, the clothing components can play a triple role: (i) that of a clothing item, (ii) that of an antenna part or the main radiator, and (iii) that of an integration means of the antennas into clothes. One of their advantages is that they consist of conductive elements, integrated into the clothes, which can be effectively exploited as operating parts of wearable antennas. This review paper includes classification and description of the clothing components used so far in the development of wearable textile antennas with an emphasis on designs, applications and performance. Furthermore, a step-by-step design procedure for textile antennas that use clothing components as a functional part of their configuration is recorded, reviewed, and described in detail. The design procedure takes into account the detailed geometrical models required for the clothing components and the way they are embedded into the wearable antenna structure. In addition to the design procedure, aspects of experimental procedures (parameters, scenarios, and processes) that should be followed in wearable textile antennas with an emphasis on antennas that use clothing components (e.g., repeatability measurements) are presented. Finally, the potential of textile technology through the application of clothing components into wearable antennas is outlined.

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A Review of Clothing Components in the Development of Wearable Textile Antennas: Design and Experimental Procedure

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“…It should be mentioned that some other types of transmission lines and connectors have also been designed for wearable applications in mind [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10]. For example, flexible microstrip transmission lines have been presented in [3] for healthcare scenarios.…”

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“…For example, flexible microstrip transmission lines have been presented in [3] for healthcare scenarios. Wearable striplines have also been been developed in [4], [5], [6] for GPS applications and ISM band frequencies. Furthermore, it needs to be stressed that the typical RF/microwave characteristics are not extensively reported in these previous works, making direct comparisons (in terms of loss, for example) to our newly proposed coaxial-like textile structures challenging.…”

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Flexible Textile-Based Coaxial Transmission Lines for Wearable Applications

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Flexible and lightweight textile-based coaxial transmission lines for wearable applications are presented. In particular, textile yarns defined by copper (Cu), polyester (PES), and polytetrafluoroehtylene (PTFE) materials were used to design transmission line prototypes offering a 50-characteristic impedance. These structures, which have the weight and texture of a cylindrical shoe lace, were also simulated and measured using a commercial simulator and results are in agreement. In addition, the textile cables were also studied in various straight, bent and wet conditions to ensure flexibility and durability whilst observing low reflection and insertion losses in these scenarios. In addition, the mass and DC losses of the fabricated cables were measured and are competitive when compared to a commercially available cable. To the best knowledge of the authors, this is the first implementation of simple RF/microwave coaxial cables whilst achieving a 50-characteristic impedance, made possible by using purely wearable yarns and materials, whilst adopting a textile braiding process during manufacturing. Findings suggest that the reported textile-based cables are suitable for data connectivity between wearable devices in the UHF and the 2.4 GHz ISM frequency bands, for example, and can provide an alternative to more established strategies for wireless connectivity between body worn IoT devices and other related technologies.INDEX TERMS Textile transmission line, coaxial cables, wearable devices.

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Application of conductive tapes and foils in textile electronics

Nešić

2023

2023 10th International Conference on Electrical, Electronic and Computing Engineering (IcETRAN)

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All-textile connector for a wearable patch antenna

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A Review of Clothing Components in the Development of Wearable Textile Antennas: Design and Experimental Procedure

A Review of Clothing Components in the Development of Wearable Textile Antennas: Design and Experimental Procedure

Flexible Textile-Based Coaxial Transmission Lines for Wearable Applications

Application of conductive tapes and foils in textile electronics

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