Flexible Reconfigurable Antenna Robust to Folding in Wearable Applications

Luca Santamaria (1) , Tran Quang Khai Nguyen (1) , Fabien Ferrero (1) , Robert Staraj (1) , Leonardo Lizzi (1)

1 LEAT - Laboratoire d'Electronique, Antennes et Télécommunications

In this paper, a flexible reconfigurable antenna suitable for wearable applications is presented. Thanks to the reconfiguration mechanism, the antenna is robust in terms of impedance matching to the folding of the structure.

Mots clés: Coplanar waveguides; reconfiguration mechanism; flexible reconfigurable antenna; wearable applications; Slot antennas; Wireless communication; Antenna feeds; Geometry; wearable antennas; impedance matching

Domaines: Electromagnétisme

Luca Santamaria, Tran Quang Khai Nguyen, Fabien Ferrero, Robert Staraj, Leonardo Lizzi. Flexible Reconfigurable Antenna Robust to Folding in Wearable Applications. IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting - AP-S/URSI 2019, Jul 2019, Atlanta, Georgia. pp.1-2, ⟨10.1109/APUSNCURSINRSM.2019.8888492⟩. ⟨hal-02085958⟩