Wearable Panda-Shaped Textile Antenna with Annular Ring-Defected Ground Structure for Wireless Body Area Networks

Authors

  • T. Annalakshmi Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering New Prince Shri Bhavani College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai 600074, Tamil Nadu, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6707-5459
  • S. Ramesh Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering SRM Valliammai Engineering College, Kattankulathur, Chennai 603203, Tamil Nadu, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2946-5296

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/2022.ACES.J.370504

Keywords:

Annular ring DGS, bending analysis, flexible, SAR, slot

Abstract

This research presents a compact panda-shaped wearable antenna with a defected ground structure (DGS). It is fabricated using a flexible material to work at 2.4-GHz industrial scientific medical (ISM) band, confirming the wireless body area network (WBAN) application requirements. The annular ring DGS and circular and elliptical slots in the patch aid in achieving the operating frequency. Good impedance bandwidth is maintained during on-body and bending analysis. Furthermore, this antenna exhibits a peak gain of 7.3 dB and a minimum specific absorption rate (SAR) of 0.0233 W/kg for 1 g tissue and 1.02 W/kg for 10 g tissue. The investigation shows that an antenna with good robustness, compact, high flexibility, and very low SAR makes it a strong candidate for WBAN applications.

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Author Biographies

T. Annalakshmi, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering New Prince Shri Bhavani College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai 600074, Tamil Nadu, India

T. Annalakshmi received the B.Tech. degree in electronics and communication engineering from Pondicherry University in 2002 and the M.E. degree in communication systems from Anna University in 2011, and is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, SRM Valliammai Engineering College, Chennai, India. Her research interest includes antennas and propagation and wireless communications. She is currently working as an Associate Professor with the

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, New Prince Shri Bhavani College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai, India, with 15 years of experience. She is a lifetime member of ISTEand ISRD.

S. Ramesh, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering SRM Valliammai Engineering College, Kattankulathur, Chennai 603203, Tamil Nadu, India

S. Ramesh received the B.E. degree in electronics and communication engineering from the University of Madras, Chennai, India, the M.Tech. degree in communication engineering from VIT University, Vellore, India, and the Ph.D. degree from SRM University, Chennai, India, in 2001, 2004, and 2015, respectively. He is currently working as an Associate Professor with the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, SRM Valliammai Engineering College, Chennai, India, with experience of 19.3 years. He is a senior member (S’10-M’17-SM’18) of IEEE Antennas & Propagation Society and Life member in IETE, ISTE, SEMCE, and BES. He authored papers in reputed journals and international/national conferences. His area of research interest includes antennas & propagation and wireless communications. He is guiding research scholars in the field of antennas and RF filter under Anna University, Chennai, India. He is associated with IEEE AP-S Madras chapter as a member in executive committee during 2018–2019 and IEEE MTT-S Madras Chapter for the year 2017.

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Published

2022-05-31

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T. . Annalakshmi and S. . Ramesh, “Wearable Panda-Shaped Textile Antenna with Annular Ring-Defected Ground Structure for Wireless Body Area Networks”, ACES Journal, vol. 37, no. 05, pp. 546–553, May 2022.

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2022: Vol 37 Iss 5

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