Title :
Impact of radio wave polarisation on off-body communications in indoor environments
Author :
Ambroziak, Slawomir J. ; Correia, Luis M. ; Katulski, Ryszard J. ; Mackowiak, Michal
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electron., Telecommun. & Inf., Gdansk Univ. of Technol., Gdansk, Poland
Abstract :
This paper describes the measurements and the analysis of the impact of radio wave polarisation on off-body communications in Body Area Networks in indoor environments. Measurements on polarisation impact are briefly described. Five investigated scenarios with different body postures and different antenna placements are characterised. The difference between the vertical and horizontal components of the received radio signal are analysed. The best results have been obtained for scenarios with a vertical polarised transmitting antenna, especially for the case when the maximum gain of the transmitting antenna is directed towards the receiving one.
Keywords :
body area networks; transmitting antennas; body area networks; horizontal components; indoor environments; off-body communications; radio wave polarisation; received radio signal; vertical components; vertical polarised transmitting antenna; Antenna measurements; Directive antennas; Gain; Indoor environments; Receiving antennas; Transmitting antennas; Body Area Networks; Indoor Environments; Measurements; Radio Wave Polarisation;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2015 9th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lisbon
