Conference proceeding
A wearable RFID sensor and effects of human body proximity
2014 IEEE Benjamin Franklin Symposium on Microwave and Antenna Sub-systems for Radar, Telecommunications, and Biomedical Applications (BenMAS), pp 1-3
Sep 2014
Abstract
Wearable electronics integrate smart sensors and compact computing systems into garments. In this paper, we discuss the design and simulation of a knitted textile RFID sensor for wearable applications. The sensor comprises a textile folded dipole antenna, specifically designed for use with an inductively-coupled RFID microchip at 870 MHz. As opposed to conventional microchips, in this case the device does not need any physical soldering, making it very convenient for wearable applications. The numerical analysis was extended to evaluate the loading effects of human body proximity. For distances greater than 10 mm, the antenna maintains good impedance matching and a broadside radiation with moderate gain.
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- Title
- A wearable RFID sensor and effects of human body proximity
- Creators
- D Patron - Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USAK Gedin - Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USAT Kurzweg - Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USAA Fontecchio - Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USAG Dion - Dept. of Design, Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USAK. R Dandekar - Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Publication Details
- 2014 IEEE Benjamin Franklin Symposium on Microwave and Antenna Sub-systems for Radar, Telecommunications, and Biomedical Applications (BenMAS), pp 1-3
- Conference
- 2014 IEEE Benjamin Franklin Symposium on Microwave and Antenna Sub-systems for Radar, Telecommunications, and Biomedical Applications (BenMAS)
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Number of pages
- 1
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Electrical and Computer Engineering; Fashion Design
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84992200207
- Other Identifier
- 991014878262704721