Title :
Investigation of TOA-Based Ranging Accuracy of a Miniature Ultra-Wideband Antenna for Human Motion Capture Applications
Author :
Sharma, Mukesh ; Parini, Clive G. ; Alomainy, Akram
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Queen Mary Univ. of London, London, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents an investigative study of the ranging capabilities of a miniature tapered-slot UWB antenna and an analysis of the influence of the human body on the accuracy of range estimates. The study involves determining how precisely the point-to-point distance between two identical tapered-slot antennas can be deduced through the signal Time-of-Flight from the transmitting antenna to the receiving antenna. Channel Impulse Response and peak detection techniques have been used for range estimation. Both on-body and free-space scenarios have been considered for this study. Very high accuracy is observed in calculating the range estimates between the two antennas, both when the antennas are in free-space and when placed on the human body.
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical telemetry; body sensor networks; radio links; slot antennas; telemedicine; ultra wideband antennas; TOA-based ranging accuracy; UWB antenna ranging capabilities; channel impulse response; free-space scenarios; human body effect; human motion capture applications; identical tapered-slot antennas; investigative study; miniature tapered-slot UWB antenna; miniature ultrawideband antenna; on-body scenarios; peak detection techniques; point-to-point antenna distance deduction; range estimate accuracy; range estimation; receiving antenna; signal time-of-flight; transmitting antenna; Accuracy; Antenna measurements; Distance measurement; Estimation; Receiving antennas; Ultra wideband antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks (BSN), 2014 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Zurich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4932-8
DOI :
10.1109/BSN.2014.13
