Assessment of the Robustness of Flexible Antennas to Complex Deformations

Altinozen, Ekrem; Vukovic, Ana; Sewell, Phillip

Abstract

Wearable antennas can suffer from a variety of mechanical deformations that are induced by the body dynamic. The paper analyses how these complex deformations impact the performance of a flexible antenna operating in the 5-6 GHz band. The Green Coordinates spatial manipulation technique is used to generate a range of complex two-dimensional deformations, namely spherical, saddle, and twisting deformation. Generating full geometries is a key enabler in this study. The results offer valuable insight to the stability of antenna performance under in-situ deformations.

Citation

Altinozen, E., Vukovic, A., & Sewell, P. (2023). Assessment of the Robustness of Flexible Antennas to Complex Deformations. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 71(6), 4714-4723. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2023.3262671

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 8, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Apr 3, 2023
• Publication Date: 2023-06
• Deposit Date: Mar 9, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 3, 2023
• Journal: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• Print ISSN: 0018-926X
• Electronic ISSN: 1558-2221
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 71
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 4714-4723
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2023.3262671
• Keywords: Computer graphics; flexible antenna; microstrip antenna; numerical modelling; Deformation; Antennas; Geometry; Substrates; Distortion; Bending; Patch antennas
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/18233419
• Publisher URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10090440