Dual-Band, EBG-DGS Wearable Antenna for Emergency Services and Responses in WBAN

The paper introduces a compact, thin flexible textile antenna integrated with an Electromagnetic Bandgap (EBG) and Defected Ground Structure (DGS) covering the Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) bands (2.4-2.485 GHz and 5.1-5.9 GHz) for emergency services and responses. The geometry and configurati...

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Main Authors: Mallavarapu Sandhya, Lokam Anjaneyulu
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Language:English
Published: Riga Technical University Press 2022-06-01
Series:Electrical, Control and Communication Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/ecce-2022-0001
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description The paper introduces a compact, thin flexible textile antenna integrated with an Electromagnetic Bandgap (EBG) and Defected Ground Structure (DGS) covering the Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) bands (2.4-2.485 GHz and 5.1-5.9 GHz) for emergency services and responses. The geometry and configuration of the proposed antenna are made from common clothing jeans fabric, which makes the antenna more flexible, thin, and conformal. A new configuration of EBG structure is developed using Minkowski fractal geometry as base geometry and a DGS with the complementary dumbbell-shaped slot to operate in WLAN standards. The EBG structure is used to isolate the antenna from the human body, whereas the DGS is used to improve the bandwidth and polarization purity. The prototype covers the WLAN bands with gains of 3.37 dBi and 6.47 dBi, a bandwidth of 115.9 MHz, and 398.06 MHz for the specified wireless bands. The integrated antenna demonstrates a Front to Back Ratio (FBR) of 16.77 dB and 32.72 dB, the radiation efficiency of 36.9 % and 73.8 %, and a better cross-polarization level at 2.45 GHz, 5.85 GHz, respectively. The antenna shows a high gain and an efficiency of about 70 % under the various bending scenario. Thus, the anticipated antenna is the most appropriate and potential candidate for wearable applications in various domains.
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spelling doaj-art-80fdc4a84c5648a19e679f9a2ae1aef52025-08-20T02:18:01ZengRiga Technical University PressElectrical, Control and Communication Engineering2255-91592022-06-0118111010.2478/ecce-2022-0001Dual-Band, EBG-DGS Wearable Antenna for Emergency Services and Responses in WBANMallavarapu Sandhya0Lokam Anjaneyulu1National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana, IndiaNational Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana, IndiaThe paper introduces a compact, thin flexible textile antenna integrated with an Electromagnetic Bandgap (EBG) and Defected Ground Structure (DGS) covering the Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) bands (2.4-2.485 GHz and 5.1-5.9 GHz) for emergency services and responses. The geometry and configuration of the proposed antenna are made from common clothing jeans fabric, which makes the antenna more flexible, thin, and conformal. A new configuration of EBG structure is developed using Minkowski fractal geometry as base geometry and a DGS with the complementary dumbbell-shaped slot to operate in WLAN standards. The EBG structure is used to isolate the antenna from the human body, whereas the DGS is used to improve the bandwidth and polarization purity. The prototype covers the WLAN bands with gains of 3.37 dBi and 6.47 dBi, a bandwidth of 115.9 MHz, and 398.06 MHz for the specified wireless bands. The integrated antenna demonstrates a Front to Back Ratio (FBR) of 16.77 dB and 32.72 dB, the radiation efficiency of 36.9 % and 73.8 %, and a better cross-polarization level at 2.45 GHz, 5.85 GHz, respectively. The antenna shows a high gain and an efficiency of about 70 % under the various bending scenario. Thus, the anticipated antenna is the most appropriate and potential candidate for wearable applications in various domains.https://doi.org/10.2478/ecce-2022-0001defected ground structure (dgs)electromagnetic bandgap (ebg) substratesemergency search servicesinternet of things (iot)wearable antennawireless body area network (wban)wireless local area network (wlan)
spellingShingle Mallavarapu Sandhya
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Dual-Band, EBG-DGS Wearable Antenna for Emergency Services and Responses in WBAN
Electrical, Control and Communication Engineering
defected ground structure (dgs)
electromagnetic bandgap (ebg) substrates
emergency search services
internet of things (iot)
wearable antenna
wireless body area network (wban)
wireless local area network (wlan)
title Dual-Band, EBG-DGS Wearable Antenna for Emergency Services and Responses in WBAN
title_full Dual-Band, EBG-DGS Wearable Antenna for Emergency Services and Responses in WBAN
title_fullStr Dual-Band, EBG-DGS Wearable Antenna for Emergency Services and Responses in WBAN
title_full_unstemmed Dual-Band, EBG-DGS Wearable Antenna for Emergency Services and Responses in WBAN
title_short Dual-Band, EBG-DGS Wearable Antenna for Emergency Services and Responses in WBAN
title_sort dual band ebg dgs wearable antenna for emergency services and responses in wban
topic defected ground structure (dgs)
electromagnetic bandgap (ebg) substrates
emergency search services
internet of things (iot)
wearable antenna
wireless body area network (wban)
wireless local area network (wlan)
url https://doi.org/10.2478/ecce-2022-0001
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