On-Body Antennas and Propagation: Recent Development

Yang HAO; Peter S. HALL

doi:10.1093/ietcom/e91-b.6.1682

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On-Body Antennas and Propagation: Recent Development

Yang HAO, Peter S. HALL

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The paper reviews recent advances in on-body antennas and propagation under a joint UK EPSRC research project between Queen Mary College, University of London and University of Birmingham. The study of on-body radio propagation has been extended by using various small antennas. The effect of antenna size, gain and radiation patterns on on-body channel characteristics has been studied. A practical wearable sensor antenna design is presented and it is demonstrated that a global simulation including sensor environment and human body is needed for accurate antenna characterisation. A 3D animation design software, POSER 6 has been used together with XFDTD to predict the on-body path loss variation due to changes in human postures and human motion. Finally, a preliminary study on the feasibility of a diversity scheme in an on-body environment has been carried out.

Publication: IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications Vol.E91-B No.6 pp.1682-1688

Publication Date: 2008/06/01

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Online ISSN: 1745-1345

DOI: 10.1093/ietcom/e91-b.6.1682

Type of Manuscript: Special Section INVITED PAPER (Special Section on 2007 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation)

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Yang HAO, Peter S. HALL, "On-Body Antennas and Propagation: Recent Development" in IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications, vol. E91-B, no. 6, pp. 1682-1688, June 2008, doi: 10.1093/ietcom/e91-b.6.1682.
Abstract: The paper reviews recent advances in on-body antennas and propagation under a joint UK EPSRC research project between Queen Mary College, University of London and University of Birmingham. The study of on-body radio propagation has been extended by using various small antennas. The effect of antenna size, gain and radiation patterns on on-body channel characteristics has been studied. A practical wearable sensor antenna design is presented and it is demonstrated that a global simulation including sensor environment and human body is needed for accurate antenna characterisation. A 3D animation design software, POSER 6 has been used together with XFDTD to predict the on-body path loss variation due to changes in human postures and human motion. Finally, a preliminary study on the feasibility of a diversity scheme in an on-body environment has been carried out.
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