Title :
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
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;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.2013.2272451
