• DocumentCode
    2193889
  • Title

    Parallel FDTD simulations for WBAN channel characterization using different body models

  • Author

    Uusitupa, Tero

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. Eng., Dept. of Radio Sci. & Eng., Aalto Univ., Aalto, Finland
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    26-30 March 2012
  • Firstpage
    520
  • Lastpage
    524
  • Abstract
    FDTD simulations are done for wireless body area network channel characterization with the focus on the effect of the body-model type. Under different WBAN scenarios, the reception-level and phase results are compared between the heterogeneous and homogeneous Virtual Family Male model. If the heterogeneous model is considered as more realistic compared to a homogeneous one, the provided data helps estimating the received-field uncertainty due to a homogeneous model.
  • Keywords
    body area networks; finite difference time-domain analysis; wireless channels; WBAN channel characterization; body model; body-model type; parallel FDTD simulation; reception-level; wireless body area network channel characterization; Channel estimation; Finite difference methods; Muscles; Skin; Thigh; Time domain analysis; Wrist;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Prague
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0918-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0919-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206558
  • Filename
    6206558