Study of a novel multi-band antenna for body-centric wireless networks

Waqas Farooq; Masood Ur-Rehman; Xiaodong Yang; Qammer Hussain Abbasi

doi:10.1109/WiMOB.2015.7347949

Study of a novel multi-band antenna for body-centric wireless networks

Waqas Farooq
, Masood Ur-Rehman
, Xiaodong Yang
, Qammer Hussain Abbasi

Institute for Research in Applicable Computing (IRAC)

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Abstract

Body-centric wireless networks are used for connectivity between on-body and on-off body communications for various applications for rescue, diagnostics and medical usage. Multiple features of modern portable and wearable devices necessitate antenna operation at a number of frequencies. A compact, low profile and multi-band antenna is presented for body-centric wireless networks in this study. The conventional microstrip rectangular patch antenna has been converted into a multi-band antenna by using layers of mercury and liquid crystal polymer (LCP). The antenna performance in free space and in body-mounted configurations are evaluated and compared using computer simulations. The proposed antenna supports six frequencies for operation at ISM/Wi-Fi/C band. A minimal shift in the operating frequencies while operating in on-body configuration makes this the proposed antenna very resilient to frequency de-tuning caused by the human body presence. The antenna also offers high peak gain values (>7.68 dBi) in the two configurations at all of the operating frequencies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	nan
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	112-116
ISBN (Print)	9781467377010
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WiMOB.2015.7347949
Publication status	Published - 7 Dec 2015
Event	2015 IEEE 11th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob) - Abu Dhabi Duration: 19 Oct 2015 → 21 Oct 2015

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Conference	2015 IEEE 11th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob)
City	Abu Dhabi
Period	19/10/15 → 21/10/15
Other	2015 IEEE 11th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob) (19/10/2015-21/10/2015, Abu Dhabi)

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Body-centric wireless networks
C-Band
Bluetooth
Multi-band antennas
Liquid Crystal Polymer
Wearable antennas

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Farooq, W, Ur-Rehman, M, Yang, X & Abbasi, QH 2015, Study of a novel multi-band antenna for body-centric wireless networks. in nan. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 112-116, 2015 IEEE 11th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob), Abu Dhabi, 19/10/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/WiMOB.2015.7347949

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