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Radiation Pattern of an UWB Wearable Antenna: A Preliminary Study

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Author(s)

Wen-Bin Yang, Kamran Sayrafian

Abstract

Inhomogeneity of the propagation medium in body area networks could have a great impact on the sensor node's antenna characteristics. This in turn could affect the quality of the communication links unless the impact of the human body has been properly considered during the design phase of the antenna. In this paper, we investigate the impact of the antenna's placement and its distance from the body surface on its radiation pattern. It is shown that the antenna placement could affect the in-body radiation pattern of the antenna.
Proceedings Title
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Body Area Networks
Conference Dates
September 24-26, 2012
Conference Location
Oslo, NO
Conference Title
7th International Conference on Body Area Networks

Keywords

Antenna radiation pattern, Body area networks

Citation

Yang, W. and Sayrafian, K. (2012), Radiation Pattern of an UWB Wearable Antenna: A Preliminary Study, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Body Area Networks , Oslo, NO, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=912111 (Accessed October 12, 2024)

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Created September 23, 2012, Updated October 12, 2021