A Novel Technique Enabling the Realisation of 60 GHz Body Area Networks

Author

Turner, Janice E. ; Jessup, Michael S. ; Tong, Kin-Fai

Author_Institution

Roke Manor Res. Ltd., Romsey, UK

fYear

2012

fDate

9-12 May 2012

Firstpage

58

Lastpage

62

Abstract

This paper presents a novel technique to enable over-body propagation at 60 GHz. A flexible material has been created that enables the propagation of surface waves around the body without the need of repeaters, high powers or high gain antennas. The solution is wireless and self-redundant, and will facilitate the development of light weight, high bandwidth, and low power, wireless body area networks that could offer improvements for mobile health monitoring applications as well as utility in sports and entertainment industries.

Keywords

body area networks; health care; millimetre wave propagation; patient monitoring; sport; entertainment industries; flexible material; frequency 60 GHz; mobile health monitoring applications; over-body propagation; sports; surface wave propagation; wireless body area networks; Clothing; Frequency measurement; Materials; Surface impedance; Surface waves; Torso; Wrist; 60 GHz; Surface wave; Zenneck wave; body area network; mHealth; metamaterial; mobile health; on-body propagation; personal area network; propagation; wireless technologies;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks (BSN), 2012 Ninth International Conference on

Conference_Location

London

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1393-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/BSN.2012.23

Filename

6200528