Footwear Antennas for Body Area Telemetry

Author

Gaetano, Domenico ; McEvoy, Patrick ; Ammann, M.J. ; Browne, J.E. ; Keating, L. ; Horgan, F.

Author_Institution

Antenna & High Freq. Res. Centre, Dublin Inst. of Technol., Dublin, Ireland

Volume

61

Issue

10

fYear

2013

Firstpage

4908

Lastpage

4916

Abstract

Antennas designed to link footwear sensors within body centric networks are introduced with two small UWB antennas, one directional and another quasi-omnidirectional. The radiating characteristics are evaluated for three positions on a sample sports shoe using a detailed simulation model and measurements with a homogenous foot phantom. Antenna performance is assessed for resilience to close proximity loading by the footwear materials and the phantom foot.

Keywords

body area networks; footwear; omnidirectional antennas; telemetry; UWB antennas; antenna performance; body area telemetry; body centric networks; close proximity loading; footwear antennas; footwear materials; homogenous foot phantom; link footwear sensors; phantom foot; quasi-omnidirectional antennas; radiating characteristics; simulation model; sports shoe; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Foot; Footwear; Gain; Phantoms; Radiation detectors; Body sensor networks; footwear industry; gait analysis; ultra wideband antennas; wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2013.2272451

Filename

6555931