Design of Flexible Antenna for Wearable Applications
G. Murugesan1, J. Vijayalakshmi2, V. Dinesh3, B. Gnanasowndari4, A. Deepana5, S. Balaj6
1G. Murugesan, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, India.
2J. Vijayalakshmi, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, India.
3V. Dinesh, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, India.
4B.Gnanasowndari, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, India.
5A. Deepana, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, India.
6S. Balaji, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, India.
Manuscript received on January 13, 2020. | Revised Manuscript received on January 20, 2020. | Manuscript published on February 10, 2020. | PP: 2919-2921 | Volume-9 Issue-4, February 2020. | Retrieval Number: D1918029420/2020©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.D1918.029420
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Abstract: The proposed vivaldi antenna for wearable applications is done using flexible material. The designed antenna has the length of 8 cm and width is 6 cm. For the gain enhancement, strip lines are added in the vivaldi. There are six strip lines and the length of the strip is varied. By adding the strip line, gain of the antenna is increased compared to without strip lines. It has high gain and directivity. Poly-Ethylene Terephthalate (PET) is used as a substrate for achieving the flexibility and it has high resist to moisture. It has board range of use temperature, -60 to 130°C. For every iteration, a strip line is added one by one upto six lines. The gain and directivity of the antenna is 5.4 dB for both the parameters.
Keywords: Flexible Antenna, High Gain, Poly-Ethylene Terephthalate (PET), Wearable Applications
Scope of the Article: Wearable Textile Antenna