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Highly flexible strain sensor based on pop up dipole antenna for on-body applications

Soltani, S, Batchelor, John C. (2019) Highly flexible strain sensor based on pop up dipole antenna for on-body applications. In: Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference. . 7 -7. IEEE / IET ISBN 978-1-78561-969-4. (doi:10.1049/cp.2018.1428) (KAR id:73884)

Abstract

Soft electronic systems are intensively desirable due to their similar mechanical properties to human skin. Technological advances in flexible skin-attachable strain sensors over the last decade have made them attractive for medical applications, in particular, out-of-the-clinic health monitoring. Here we report a novel highly stretchable strain sensor based on a compressive buckling technique for on-body applications. Our suggested sensor is able to measure 0 to 60% strain with the frequency shift in the range of 2.4 GHz to 5 GHz while keeping the on-skin antenna gain greater than −11 dBi. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) using COMSOL Multiphysics® 5.3a was adopted to analyse the buckling behaviour of the 2D metallic precursor as well as the antenna performance. Numerical results are in good agreement with the experimental data.

Item Type: Conference or workshop item (Paper)
DOI/Identification number: 10.1049/cp.2018.1428
Uncontrolled keywords: Strain, Stress Buckling, Pop up, FEM
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts
Depositing User: John Batchelor
Date Deposited: 13 May 2019 11:09 UTC
Last Modified: 09 Dec 2022 04:10 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/73884 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Soltani, S.

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Batchelor, John C..

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