A NOVEL EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE FOR DIGITIZING FLEXIBLE WEARABLE ANTENNAS FOR BODY AREA NETWORKS (BANS)

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (4-3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Babar Kamal ◽  
Sadiq Ullah ◽  
Shahbaz Khan
Keyword(s):  
Body Movement ◽  
Body Area Networks ◽  
Conducting Material ◽  
Body Area ◽  
Experimental Procedure ◽  
Wireless Applications ◽  
Smart Clothing ◽  
Wearable Antenna ◽  
Wearable Antennas ◽  
Multi Band

 This paper considers the performance of a square microstrip patch antenna designed from two layers of non-flexible conducting material (copper) separated by foam or other material which is deformable and having an approximate relative permittivity, εr≈ 1. The antenna can be incorporated into smart clothing for multi band reception and transmission in Body Area Networks (BANs). An empirical technique is presented for obtaining the shape of the antenna when it has been deformed due to body movement or by applying force at two adjacent edges. The reflection coefficient, radiation pattern and surface currents of the wearable antenna under consideration are analyzed under various bending conditions. It is found that H-plane bending did not significantly affect performance of the patch. The antenna can be used in multi-band body worn wireless applications.  

scholarly journals Bend and Moisture Effects on the Performance of a U-Shaped Slotted Wearable Antenna for Off-Body Communications in an Industrial Scientific Medical (ISM) 2.4 GHz Band

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 1804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanchez-Montero ◽  
Lopez-Espi ◽  
Alen-Cordero ◽  
Martinez-Rojas
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Geometrical Shape ◽  
Substrate Thickness ◽  
Careful Selection ◽  
Body Area ◽  
Wearable Antenna ◽  
Wearable Antennas ◽  
Moisture Effects ◽  
Textile Antenna ◽  
Selection Of

In recent years, the study and design of wearable antennas have been empowered given the success of Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN) for healthcare and medical purposes. This work analyses a flexible textile antenna whose performance can be optimised by the careful selection of the substrate thickness of the textile material, and by varying the antenna’s geometrical shape. After considering these parameters, several arrangements of antennas were simulated using the Computer Simulation Technology software (CST). The results of the simulations were compared to the experimental prototypes manufactured on a flexible felt material for a range of thicknesses and curvatures of the antenna substrate. Such antenna designs can be utilised in off-body communications and ISM applications.

A Review on state-of-art techniques of Antennas for Body Area Networks

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaktijeet Mahapatra ◽  
Mihir Narayan Mohanty
Keyword(s):  
Body Area Networks ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Body Area ◽  
Suitable Candidate ◽  
Network Applications ◽  
Wearable Antennas ◽  
Implantable Antennas ◽  
Circular Patch Antenna ◽  
Implantable Antenna ◽  
Small Footprint

: In this paper, we explore some of the notable research works that will open a new dimension in the field of antenna research applicable to body area networks. Different types of antennas for body area networks include implantable antenna, ingestible pill antenna, and wearable antennas. The antennas for body area networks gained the attention of the researchers after the demands of the compact as well as efficient wearable devices increased. The design of antennas for body area network applications is very interesting and challenging, as a researcher has to ensure that the antenna should have a small footprint, and flexible. Simultaneously, the radiation must be in a particular direction, workable gain, and very low specific absorption rate (SAR) to avoid damage. These antennas require performing well while being close to the living bodies that tend to degrade the performance of the antennas. The antennas have demand including implantable antennas, ingestible antennas, on-body antennas, and antennas for off-body communications. In this paper, the earlier works have been analyzed well and verified with a compact CPW-fed circular patch antenna design, backed by a metal conductor. This antenna exhibits the perfect matching at two frequency bands. These are S11 (below - 10 dB) bandwidth of 3.4 GHz ranging from 2.45 – 5.89 GHz and an S11 bandwidth of 0.99 GHz ranging from 9.10 – 10.09 GHz. While in contact with the human body, the antenna exhibits a bandwidth of 2.54 GHz between 3.02-5.56 GHz and a bandwidth of 3.01 GHz between 9.8-12.81 GHz. The SAR values were 0.82 W/kg and 0.56 W/kg. The antenna is a suitable candidate for off-body communication in wearable applications.

scholarly journals Active Compact Wearable Body Area Networks for Wireless Communication, Medical and IoT Applications

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Sabban
Keyword(s):  
Resonant Frequency ◽  
Bias Voltage ◽  
Body Area Networks ◽  
Electrical Performance ◽  
Slot Antenna ◽  
Antenna Gain ◽  
Body Area ◽  
Wearable Antennas ◽  
Dual Polarized ◽  
Dual Polarized Antenna

The development of compact wearable antennas and transceivers for communication, IoT (Internet of Things), and biomedical systems will be presented in this paper. Development of Compact efficient wearable antennas is one of the major challenges in development of wearable communication, IoT, and medical systems. The main goal of wireless body area networks (BANs), WBANs, is to provide continuously medical data to the physician. Body area network (BAN) antennas should be flexible, lightweight, compact, and have low production cost. However, low efficiency is the major disadvantage of small printed antennas. Microstrip antennas resonant frequency is altered, due to environment conditions, different antenna locations, and different system operation modes. These disadvantages may be solved by using compact active and tunable antennas. A new class of wideband active wearable antennas for medical applications is presented in this paper. Amplifiers may be connected to the wearable antenna feed line to increase the system dynamic range. Small lightweight batteries supply the bias voltage to the active components. An active dual polarized antenna is presented in this paper. The active dual polarized antenna gain is 14 ± 3 dB for frequencies ranging from 380 to 600 MHz. The active transmitting dual polarized antenna output power is around 18 dBm. A voltage-controlled diode, varactor, may be used to control the antenna electrical performance at different environments. For example, an antenna located in patient stomach area has VSWR (Voltage Standing Wave Ratio) better than 2:1 at 434 MHz. However, if the antenna will be placed on the patient back, it may resonate at 420 MHz. By varying the varactor bias voltage, the antenna resonant frequency may be shifted from 420 to 434 MHz. An ultra-wideband passive and active printed slot antenna may be employed in wideband wearable communication systems. The active slot antenna gain is 13 ± 2 dB for frequencies from 800 MHz to 3 GHz.

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