Numerical and experimental evaluation of phantoms for off-body wireless communications

Author

Giddens, H. ; Paul, D.L. ; Hilton, G.S. ; McGeehan, J.P.

Author_Institution

Centre for Commun. Res., Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK

fYear

2011

fDate

14-15 Nov. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The effects of a numerical and a physical phantom on different antenna configurations are evaluated. Input response, radiation patterns and efficiency are considered in the presence of the phantoms. In order to validate the phantoms as a substitute for human tissue, these effects are compared to those experienced due to the proximity of the human body. The detuning effects on a patch antenna due to the phantom were demonstrated and shown to match the effects of the human body. The radiation pattern of a loop antenna was measured on and off the phantom. The presence of the phantom was found to reduce the efficiency of the loop antenna by 88%.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; body area networks; loop antennas; phantoms; wearable antennas; antenna configuration; human body proximity; human tissue; loop antenna; numerical phantom; off-body wireless communication; patch antenna; phantom experimental evaluation; physical phantom; radiation pattern; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Frequency measurement; Patch antennas; Phantoms;

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.2011.6114136

Filename

6114136