Textile Bandwidth-Enhanced Half-Mode Substrate-Integrated Cavity Antenna Based on Embroidered Shorting Vias
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Analysis of Basic HMSIC Antenna and Its Internal Electrical Fields
3. Geometry Design
4. Simulation Results and Analysis
5. Prototype Fabrication and Measurement Results
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Layer | εr | Conductivity (S/m) | Density (kg/m3) | Thickness (mm) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Skin | 35.11 | 3.72 | 1100 | 3 |
Fat | 4.95 | 0.29 | 910 | 7 |
Muscle | 48.48 | 4.96 | 1041 | 50 |
Reference | Frequency (GHz) | Bandwidth (%) | Gainmax (dBi) | ηrad (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
[17] | 5.5 | 23.7 | 4.3 | 85 |
[18] | 2.45 | 6 | Not given | Not given |
[19] | 5.5 | 15.7 | 7.1 | ≥94 |
[20] | 2.42 (OFF) 2.52 (ON) | 9.1 (OFF) 8.3 (ON) | 5.8 (OFF) 5.1 (ON) | 95 (OFF) 97 (ON) |
[23] | 5.5 | 19.7/14.7 | ≥9.2/9.0 | ≥98/95 |
[24] | 5.5 | 18 | 5.9 | 74.1 |
This work | 5.5 | 23.5 | ≥7.6 | ≥97 |
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Liu, F.-X.; Meng, F.-Y.; Chen, Y.-J.; Gao, Z.-H.; Cui, J.; Zhang, L. Textile Bandwidth-Enhanced Half-Mode Substrate-Integrated Cavity Antenna Based on Embroidered Shorting Vias. Micromachines 2024, 15, 1081. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi15091081
Liu F-X, Meng F-Y, Chen Y-J, Gao Z-H, Cui J, Zhang L. Textile Bandwidth-Enhanced Half-Mode Substrate-Integrated Cavity Antenna Based on Embroidered Shorting Vias. Micromachines. 2024; 15(9):1081. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi15091081
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Feng-Xue, Fan-Yu Meng, Yu-Jia Chen, Zhou-Hao Gao, Jie Cui, and Le Zhang. 2024. "Textile Bandwidth-Enhanced Half-Mode Substrate-Integrated Cavity Antenna Based on Embroidered Shorting Vias" Micromachines 15, no. 9: 1081. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi15091081