Title :
Antenna Design and Channel Measurements for On-Body Communications at 60 GHz
Author :
Wu, X.Y. ; Nechayev, Y. ; Hall, P.S.
Author_Institution :
Electron., Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
On-body communication is of increasing interest for a number of applications, such as medical-sensor networks, emergency-service workers, and personal communications. This paper reviews 60 GHz on-body communication and its benefits and challenges. Two novel low profile high gain, end-fire wearable antennas are then described. Measurements with an experimental phantom and real human body are presented. Results show antennas achieve good performance close to a phantom. Shadowing effects and polarisation issues for on-body communications at 60 GHz are discussed.
Keywords :
biomedical communication; biomedical measurement; electromagnetic wave polarisation; millimetre wave antennas; phantoms; wearable antennas; wireless channels; antenna design; channel measurements; end-fire wearable antennas; frequency 60 GHz; low profile high gain antennas; on-body communications; phantom; polarisation issues; shadowing effects; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Arrays; Phantoms; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011 XXXth URSI
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5117-3
DOI :
10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6123717
