Title :
On-body propagation at 60 GHz: Impact of a textile presence
Author :
Guraliuc, A.R. ; Zhadobov, Maxim ; Valerio, Guido ; Sauleau, Ronan ; Chahat, Nacer
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron. & Telecommun. of Rennes, Univ. of Rennes 1, Rennes, France
Abstract :
Effect of regular or electro textiles on the on-body propagation at 60 GHz is presented. It is analyzed analytically, numerically and experimentally. The presence of regular textiles (e.g. cotton or felt) covering a skin-equivalent phantom produces a typical path gain decrease of 2-5 dB, without significant changes of the power decay exponent. On the other hand, the use of an electro textile allows increasing the path gain by 5-15 dB.
Keywords :
body area networks; millimetre wave propagation; phantoms; textiles; electrotextiles; on-body propagation; power decay exponent; skin equivalent phantom; Cotton; Millimeter wave communication; Phantoms; Skin; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Memphis, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3538-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2014.6904688
