DocumentCode
1894006
Title
Novel conformal surface wave Yagi antenna for on-body communication channel
Author
Akhoondzadeh-Asl, L. ; Hall, P.S. ; Nechayev, Y.
Author_Institution
Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
fYear
2010
fDate
11-17 July 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
In this paper, the proximity of the body is included in the antenna design which leads to propose a novel antenna for on-body communication channel. As the initial stage, the behavior of a dipole parallel to the body surface is investigated. This study provides valuable information which is used in the novel surface wave antenna design. To evaluate the new antenna performance, a pair of antenna is put on two opposite sides of cylinder made of muscle tissue property and the path gain results are compared with a pair of parallel dipole and also monopole.
Keywords
dipole antennas; wearable antennas; antenna design; antenna performance; conformal surface wave yagi antenna; dipole antenna; monopole antenna; muscle tissue property; on-body communication channel; parallel dipole; surface wave antenna design; wearable antennas; Antenna accessories; Antenna radiation patterns; Dipole antennas; Muscles; Surface waves;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location
Toronto, ON
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-4967-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2010.5561915
Filename
5561915
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