Frequency-Reconfigurable UHF Wearable Textile Antenna for RFID Applications

A frequency-reconfigurable wearable textile antenna with compact size working in the UHF band for RFID applications is presented. The antenna achieves a wide frequency tuning range of 27.6% extending from 0.783 to 1.034 GHz aiming to cover the 0.923 GHz Industrial Scientific and Medical (ISM) radio bands. The proposed antenna is manufactured and experimentally characterized to validate the design concept.

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This paper presents a frequency-reconfigurable wearable textile antenna operating in the UHF band for RFID applications. The antenna achieves a wide frequency tuning range of 27.6% covering the 0.923 GHz ISM radio bands. The design concept is validated through manufacturing and experimental characterization of the proposed antenna.