Wearable Passive E-Textile UHF RFID Tag Based on a Slotted Patch Antenna with Sewn Ground and Microchip Interconnections
We present a wearable passive UHF RFID tag based on a slotted patch antenna comprising only textile materials (e-textile, textile substrate, and conductive yearn). As a novel manufacturing approach, we realize the patch-to-ground and antenna-to-IC interfaces using only conductive thread and a sewing...
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| author | Johanna Virkki Zhigang Wei Aruhan Liu Leena Ukkonen Toni Björninen |
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| description | We present a wearable passive UHF RFID tag based on a slotted patch antenna comprising only textile materials (e-textile, textile substrate, and conductive yearn). As a novel manufacturing approach, we realize the patch-to-ground and antenna-to-IC interfaces using only conductive thread and a sewing machine. We outline the electromagnetic optimization of the antenna for body-worn operation through simulations and present a performance comparison between the e-textile tag and a tag produced using regular electronics materials and methods. The measured results show that the textile tag achieves the electrical performance required in practical applications and that the slotted patch type antenna provides stable electromagnetic performance in different body-worn configurations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-184c7415279244a897db20506489bb842025-02-03T06:08:27ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772017-01-01201710.1155/2017/34760173476017Wearable Passive E-Textile UHF RFID Tag Based on a Slotted Patch Antenna with Sewn Ground and Microchip InterconnectionsJohanna Virkki0Zhigang Wei1Aruhan Liu2Leena Ukkonen3Toni Björninen4Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, FinlandDepartment of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong KongDepartment of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong KongDepartment of Electronics and Communications Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, FinlandDepartment of Electronics and Communications Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, FinlandWe present a wearable passive UHF RFID tag based on a slotted patch antenna comprising only textile materials (e-textile, textile substrate, and conductive yearn). As a novel manufacturing approach, we realize the patch-to-ground and antenna-to-IC interfaces using only conductive thread and a sewing machine. We outline the electromagnetic optimization of the antenna for body-worn operation through simulations and present a performance comparison between the e-textile tag and a tag produced using regular electronics materials and methods. The measured results show that the textile tag achieves the electrical performance required in practical applications and that the slotted patch type antenna provides stable electromagnetic performance in different body-worn configurations.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3476017 |
| spellingShingle | Johanna Virkki Zhigang Wei Aruhan Liu Leena Ukkonen Toni Björninen Wearable Passive E-Textile UHF RFID Tag Based on a Slotted Patch Antenna with Sewn Ground and Microchip Interconnections International Journal of Antennas and Propagation |
| title | Wearable Passive E-Textile UHF RFID Tag Based on a Slotted Patch Antenna with Sewn Ground and Microchip Interconnections |
| title_full | Wearable Passive E-Textile UHF RFID Tag Based on a Slotted Patch Antenna with Sewn Ground and Microchip Interconnections |
| title_fullStr | Wearable Passive E-Textile UHF RFID Tag Based on a Slotted Patch Antenna with Sewn Ground and Microchip Interconnections |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wearable Passive E-Textile UHF RFID Tag Based on a Slotted Patch Antenna with Sewn Ground and Microchip Interconnections |
| title_short | Wearable Passive E-Textile UHF RFID Tag Based on a Slotted Patch Antenna with Sewn Ground and Microchip Interconnections |
| title_sort | wearable passive e textile uhf rfid tag based on a slotted patch antenna with sewn ground and microchip interconnections |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3476017 |
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