Title :
Wrist-wearable zeroth-order resonant antenna for wireless body area network applications
Author :
Lee, Jeyull ; Kwak, Sang Il ; Lim, Sharon
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Chung-Ang Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
Proposed is a zeroth-order resonant antenna placed on a wrist for wireless body area network (WBAN) applications. The proposed antenna is insensitive to human body effects and its curvature shape, owing to a bottom ground plate and zero phase constant features. The antenna´s performance is simulated and measured through body equivalent liquid and the human body. The radiation patterns and reflection coefficient are constant when the antenna is placed on the body equivalent liquid and the wrist.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; body area networks; electromagnetic wave reflection; wearable antennas; body equivalent liquid; bottom ground plate; radiation patterns; reflection coefficient; wireless body area network applications; wrist-wearable zeroth-order resonant antenna; zero phase constant features;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2011.0312