Design and Simulation of a Wearable Patch Antenna

Abstract

Recently, the use of antennas has increased rapidly due to the wide usage of wireless communication networks; most notably, antenna usage in 5G and 4G mobile services. The development of antenna design along with other wireless technologies has expanded the applications of antennas beyond mobile communication services. This project will focus on the design and simulation of a wearable patch antenna for a variety of possible applications. These possible applications include: monitoring of athletes’ fitness, military use, GPS navigation, satellite communications, digital smart watches and telemedicine. This report explains the process of theoretically designing a wearable patch antenna, simulating it in CONCEPT II and result analysis. It presents an optimised patch antenna operating at 2.45 GHz and demonstrates the importance of the accurate positioning of the feeding wire.