Title :
FDTD characterisation of on-body propagation channels adopting statistically shaped subjects
Author :
Ali, Khaleda ; Brizzi, Alessio ; Su-Lin Lee ; Pellegrini, Alessandro ; Guang-Zhong Yang ; Yang Hao
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Queen Mary Univ. of London, London, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents a numerical study regarding on-body channel characteristics by adopting statistically obtained human phantoms. Ranges of these realistic models are instantiated from twenty MRI scans of real humans, with the coefficient of modes of variation related to girth and height. Path loss analysis for waist to chest has been performed at 5.8GHz to understand the impact of variability of structures on channel performance. The Parallel Finite Difference Time Domain technique has been used for the simulations.
Keywords :
body area networks; finite difference time-domain analysis; FDTD characterisation; MRI scans; frequency 5.8 GHz; on-body propagation channels; parallel finite difference time domain technique; path loss analysis; wireless body area network; Analytical models; Antennas and propagation; Europe; Finite difference methods; Numerical models; Shape; Time-domain analysis; Body centric network; Finite Difference time domain technique; ISM band;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
The Hague
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902601
