This letter presents a method of fabricating wearable antennas by embroidering novel fine copper yarn. In this work, fine copper wires are first twisted together to create a physically strong and yet flexible thread. A digital embroidery machine was used to create dipole antennas. The dc resistance of the antenna arms along with the return loss, radiation patterns, and efficiency of the antennas have been measured. The results are compared to embroidered dipoles using commercially available conductive threads and etched copper antennas.
Funding
The work was supported by the IeMRC [grant number: EP/I01490X/1]
History
School
Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Published in
IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
Volume
14
Pages
638 - 641
Citation
ACTI, T. ... et al., 2015. Embroidered wire dipole antennas using novel copper yarns. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 14, pp.638-641.
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Publication date
2014-11-20
Copyright date
2014
Notes
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