Evaluation of a broadband textile monopole antenna performance for subject-specific on-body applications

The human body characteristics with different dimensions and tissue properties are one of the major factors in influencing the on-body radio propagation channel characteristics. A broadband textile monopole antenna operating at 2.45 GHz is evaluated to validate its performance on different subjects’...

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Published in:Applied physics. A, Materials science & processing Materials science & processing, 2017, Vol.123 (1), p.1-6, Article 97
Main Authors: Rahim, H. A., Abdulmalek, M., Soh, P. J., Vandenbosch, G. A. E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advanced Metamaterials and Nanophotonics
Antennas
Applied physics
Broadband
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Frequency shift
Impedance matching
Machines
Manufacturing
Materials science
Monopoles
Nanotechnology
Optical and Electronic Materials
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Processes
Surfaces and Interfaces
Thin Films
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Summary:The human body characteristics with different dimensions and tissue properties are one of the major factors in influencing the on-body radio propagation channel characteristics. A broadband textile monopole antenna operating at 2.45 GHz is evaluated to validate its performance on different subjects’ characteristics. The results show that the textile monopole antenna is sufficiently robust against the variations introduced by the body up to 0.9 and 0.2% changes in the antenna’s impedance matching level and resonant frequency shift when evaluated 10 mm from the body.
ISSN:0947-8396
1432-0630
DOI:10.1007/s00339-016-0680-9