Title :
A new design of Circular Meander Microstrip Antenna for on BAN system
Author :
Seman, R. ; Ghorbani, K. ; Fang, Q.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., RMIT Univ., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
fDate :
Nov. 30 2010-Dec. 2 2010
Abstract :
In this paper, a new design of Circular Meander Microstrip Antenna (CMMA) is presented to develop wireless communication link between on Body Area Network (BAN), sensor node device and hand held mobile using 402-405 MHz, Medical Implant Communication Service (MICS) frequency band. Computer Simulation Technology (CST) Microwave Studio was used to evaluate the antenna design. CST Microwave Studio is based on the Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) technique. Size reduction techniques such as meandering, addition of shorting pin and using of superstrate were investigated to find a suitable antenna size for on body use in MICS frequency band.
Keywords :
body area networks; finite difference time-domain analysis; microstrip antennas; BAN system; MICS frequency band; antenna design; body area network; circular meander microstrip antenna; finite difference time domain technique; hand held mobile; medical implant communication service frequency band; sensor node device; size reduction techniques; wireless communication link; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Microwave integrated circuits; Resonant frequency; Skin; Finite Difference Time Domain; MICS Band; Microstrip antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (IECBES), 2010 IEEE EMBS Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7599-5
DOI :
10.1109/IECBES.2010.5742188
