Title :
Wearable Antennas for Off-Body Radio Links at VHF and UHF Bands: Challenges, the state of the art, and future trends below 1 GHz.
Author :
Nepa, Paolo ; Rogier, Hendrik
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Univ. of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
An in-depth survey of wearable antennas for off-body radio links in the very high-frequency (VHF) and ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) bands (below 1 GHz) is presented. The review encompasses distinctive specifications, design criteria and challenges, material characterization procedures, antenna topologies and technologies, multiantenna systems, dedicated testing procedures, applications, and future trends.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; VHF antennas; radio links; wearable antennas; UHF band; VHF band; off-body radio link; ultrahigh-frequency band; very high-frequency band; wearable antenna; Antenna accessories; Antenna radiation patterns; Biomedical monitoring; Dipole antennas; UHF antennas; Wearable computers;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAP.2015.2472374
