A Compact Dual-Mode Wearable Antenna for Body-Centric Wireless Communications

A Compact Dual-Mode Wearable Antenna for Body-Centric Wireless Communications

The miniaturization of electronic devices is leading to the creation of body-centric wireless communications (BCWCs), in which wireless devices are attached to the human body. In particular, personal healthcare is considered as the biggest potential application. In this paper, we propose a compact...

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Main Authors: Chia-Hsien Lin, Koichi Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-07-01
Series:Electronics
Subjects:
body-centric wireless communications (BCWCs)
healthcare
wearable
dual-mode antenna
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/3/3/398
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spelling doaj-a6c812d9f112458aaa3c8a8dde964c672020-11-24T22:51:09ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922014-07-013339840810.3390/electronics3030398electronics3030398A Compact Dual-Mode Wearable Antenna for Body-Centric Wireless CommunicationsChia-Hsien Lin0Koichi Ito1Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi 263-8522, JapanCenter for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi 263-8522, JapanThe miniaturization of electronic devices is leading to the creation of body-centric wireless communications (BCWCs), in which wireless devices are attached to the human body. In particular, personal healthcare is considered as the biggest potential application. In this paper, we propose a compact wearable dual-mode (on-body and off-body modes) antenna for personal healthcare systems. For on-body mode at 10 MHz, received voltages are analyzed with a chest phantom, while for the off-body mode in the 2.4 GHz ISM band, reflection coefficient (S11) and radiation patterns are studied.http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/3/3/398body-centric wireless communications (BCWCs)healthcarewearabledual-mode antenna
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Electronics
body-centric wireless communications (BCWCs)
healthcare
wearable
dual-mode antenna
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Koichi Ito
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title A Compact Dual-Mode Wearable Antenna for Body-Centric Wireless Communications
title_short A Compact Dual-Mode Wearable Antenna for Body-Centric Wireless Communications
title_full A Compact Dual-Mode Wearable Antenna for Body-Centric Wireless Communications
title_fullStr A Compact Dual-Mode Wearable Antenna for Body-Centric Wireless Communications
title_full_unstemmed A Compact Dual-Mode Wearable Antenna for Body-Centric Wireless Communications
title_sort compact dual-mode wearable antenna for body-centric wireless communications
publisher MDPI AG
series Electronics
issn 2079-9292
publishDate 2014-07-01
description The miniaturization of electronic devices is leading to the creation of body-centric wireless communications (BCWCs), in which wireless devices are attached to the human body. In particular, personal healthcare is considered as the biggest potential application. In this paper, we propose a compact wearable dual-mode (on-body and off-body modes) antenna for personal healthcare systems. For on-body mode at 10 MHz, received voltages are analyzed with a chest phantom, while for the off-body mode in the 2.4 GHz ISM band, reflection coefficient (S11) and radiation patterns are studied.
topic body-centric wireless communications (BCWCs)
healthcare
wearable
dual-mode antenna
url http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/3/3/398
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