Textile material characterization for SoftWear antennas

Modern industrial textile materials are composed of mechanically strong fibers that find their applications in integrated antennas within soldier's garment and armors in ballistic protection as well. This paper will cover electromagnetic characterization of such textile materials for SoftWear antenna substrate. Dielectric permittivity and loss tangent are analyzed and measured in varying relative humidity and temperature. In addition, the application of conductive textile materials to antennas is analyzed and discussed thoroughly.