Title :
Dependence of transmission characteristics of intra-body communication system on the body posture and surrounding environment
Author :
Igou, Shouta ; Taki, Masao ; Furuya, Akinori ; Shibata, Nobutaro ; Shinagawa, Mitsuru ; Hattori, Mitsuo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Tokyo Metropolitan Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The transmission characteristics of an intra-body communication system using electric near-field was investigated with the interest in the dependency on posture of human body and surrounding environment. Numerical approach was employed for the investigation. The received voltage depended on the posture of the human body but the variation was not quite critical as far as the conditions assumed in this study. Presence of a metal door in front of the body showed enhancement of transmission from wearable device to the floor-buried device.
Keywords :
bioelectric potentials; biomechanics; body area networks; numerical analysis; physiological models; body posture; electric near field; floor buried device; intrabody communication system; numerical approach; surrounding environment; transmission characteristics; voltage; wearable device; Communication systems; Electrodes; Hip; Humans; Numerical models; Receivers; Software;
Conference_Titel :
General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011 XXXth URSI
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5117-3
DOI :
10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6051395
