Conformai wearable monopole antenna backed by a compact EBG structure for body area networks

Marco A. Antoniades; M. Ali Babar Abbasi; Marija Nikolic; Photos Vryonides; Symeon Nikolaou

doi:10.23919/EuCAP.2017.7928804

Conformai wearable monopole antenna backed by a compact EBG structure for body area networks

Marco A. Antoniades, M. Ali Babar Abbasi, Marija Nikolic, Photos Vryonides, Symeon Nikolaou

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Abstract

A compact planar monopole antenna backed by an electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) structure is presented. The antenna is conformal to the human body and is intended for wearable applications in wireless body area networks. It operates at 2.45 GHz, and is fabricated on a 68mm by 38mm by 1.57mm semi-flexible substrate. The performance of the antenna does not degrade with structural bends along both of its axes, thus making it robust to structural deformation. In all cases it maintains a fractional impedance bandwidth in the range of 5%, with a gain ranging from 6.3 to 6.7 dBi. The antenna performance is also insensitive to the antenna location on the human body. For placements of the antenna on the arm, chest and leg, it maintained a 5% impedance bandwidth with radiation efficiencies above 70% and an average gain of 7.3 dBi.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EUCAP 2017
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	164-166
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9788890701870
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.23919/EuCAP.2017.7928804
Publication status	Published - 18 May 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EUCAP 2017 - Le Palais des Congrès de Paris, Paris, France Duration: 19 Mar 2017 → 24 Mar 2017 http://www.eucap.org/

Conference

Conference	11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EUCAP 2017
Abbreviated title	EuCAP 2017
Country/Territory	France
City	Paris
Period	19/03/2017 → 24/03/2017
Internet address	http://www.eucap.org/

Keywords

antenna
conformal
electromagnetic band gap
planar monopole
wearable

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Safety Research
Computer Networks and Communications
Signal Processing
Instrumentation

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Antoniades, M. A., Abbasi, M. A. B., Nikolic, M., Vryonides, P., & Nikolaou, S. (2017). Conformai wearable monopole antenna backed by a compact EBG structure for body area networks. In 2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EUCAP 2017 (pp. 164-166). [7928804] Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.23919/EuCAP.2017.7928804

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Antoniades, MA, Abbasi, MAB, Nikolic, M, Vryonides, P & Nikolaou, S 2017, Conformai wearable monopole antenna backed by a compact EBG structure for body area networks. in 2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EUCAP 2017., 7928804, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 164-166, 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EUCAP 2017, Paris, France, 19/03/2017. https://doi.org/10.23919/EuCAP.2017.7928804

Conformai wearable monopole antenna backed by a compact EBG structure for body area networks. / Antoniades, Marco A.; Abbasi, M. Ali Babar; Nikolic, Marija et al.

2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EUCAP 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. p. 164-166 7928804.

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