On-body antennas and propagation: Recent development

被引：5
作者：
Hao, Yang [1 ]
Hall, Peter S. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ London, Queen Mary Coll, Dept Elect Engn, London WC1E 7HU, England
[2] Univ Birmingham, Dept Elect Elect & Comp Engn, Birmingham B15 2TT, W Midlands, England
来源：
IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS | 2008年 / E91B卷 / 06期
关键词：
on-body communications; antennas and propagation; wireless sensors; diversity; numerical modelling;
D O I：
10.1093/ietcom/e91-b.6.1682
中图分类号：
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号：
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要：
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 YFDTD 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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页码：1682 / 1688
页数：7
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