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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front.Antennas Propag.
Sec. Wearable Antennas
Volume 2 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fanpr.2024.1419391
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Textile Omnidirectional Antenna for Wearable WiFi-7 Applications

Provisionally accepted
Sima Noghanian Sima Noghanian 1,2*
  • 1 CommScope, Sunnyvale, United States
  • 2 Independent researcher, Sunnyvale, United States

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon.

    In WiFi 7 (IEEE 802.11be), Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) technology plays a crucial role in enhancing throughput. This combination enables numerous applications for wearable WiFi devices. For instance, WiFi can be utilized for tracking and fall detection purposes. Additionally, wearable devices used in gaming, vital signal monitoring, and tracking can benefit from the implementation of wearable MIMO antennas. Despite the demand for wearable WiFi antennas, specifically in the new 6 GHz band, a significant gap exists in the investigation of antennas that are completely made of textile, are low profile, and provide vertical polarization and omnidirectional patterns. Addressing this gap, in this paper, a wearable planar antenna is introduced, which is specifically designed to offer an omnidirectional pattern and linear polarization. To ensure its practicality and ease of use, the antenna utilizes lightweight and wearable textile material. The design details and performance of the proposed antenna are presented.

    Keywords: WiFi Antennas, textile antennas, MIMO antennas, WiFi 7, omnidirectional antenna

    Received: 18 Apr 2024; Accepted: 19 Jun 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Noghanian. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Sima Noghanian, CommScope, Sunnyvale, United States

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