Title :
Evaluations of Body-Centric Wireless Communication Channels in a Range From 3 MHz to 3 GHz
Author :
Ito, By Koichi ; Haga, Nozomi ; Takahashi, Masaharu ; Saito, Kazuyuki
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Med. Syst. Eng., Chiba Univ., Chiba, Japan
fDate :
7/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In recent years, body-centric wireless communications have been studied because they have potential to improve the qualities of various kinds of applications. Since the prospective frequencies for the body-centric wireless communications are in an extremely wide range from megahertz to gigahertz, an objective idea on how to select a right frequency band for individual applications is required. However, few publications have tackled this need. In this paper, the frequency dependence of the communication channels in the range of 3 MHz to 3 GHz is assessed based on numerical analyses.
Keywords :
body area networks; numerical analysis; wireless channels; body-centric wireless communication channel; frequency 3 MHz to 3 GHz; frequency band; frequency selection; numerical analysis; Biological system modeling; Power transmission; Receiving antennas; Transmitting antennas; Wearable computers; Wireless communication; Body-centric wireless communications; frequency dependence; wearable antennas;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPROC.2012.2190129