Monopole Ultra Wideband antenna for on-body communication in Wireless Body Area Network

Author

Tuovinen, Tommi ; Yazdandoost, Kamya Yekeh ; Iinatti, Jari

Author_Institution

Centre for Wireless Commun., Univ. of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

fYear

2011

fDate

14-15 Nov. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The IEEE 802.15.6 is a standard for the Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN), which is covering on-body and in-body communications. The Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology is a one of the possible technology to utilise for the WBAN. In this paper, we will present a monopole UWB antenna having large bandwidth for on-body communication in wireless body area network. The body tissue layers for the simulation model are chosen such that the antenna is meant to be work on the chest area of human body. Based on simulations, corresponding prototype was fabricated and measured. The simulation and measurement results of the S11, Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) and maximum gain of the antenna and radiation patterns of the prototype are presented.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; body area networks; monopole antennas; ultra wideband antennas; IEEE 802.15.6; WBAN; antenna radiation pattern; body tissue layer; chest area; in-body communication; monopole UWB antenna; monopole ultra wideband antenna; on-body communication; simulation model; voltage standing wave ratio; wireless body area network; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Frequency measurement; Materials; Phantoms; Ultra wideband antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2011 Loughborough

Conference_Location

Loughborough

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1014-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4577-1015-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LAPC.2011.6114060

Filename

6114060