Investigative analysis of the influence of different simplified human body models on a miniature ultra-wideband antenna

Author

Sharma, Manmohan ; Parini, Clive G. ; Alomainy, Akram

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electron. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Queen Mary, Univ. of London, London, UK

fYear

2014

fDate

8-10 Dec. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

This paper presents numerical and experimental study of the influence of various types of simplified human equivalent phantoms and actual human body on the reflection coefficient and bandwidth of a miniature ultra-wideband antenna. Four multi-layered body models, with different geometries and cross-sections, along with both dispersive and non-dispersive characteristics have been used in the analysis. A sensitivity analysis of the UWB antenna to the distance from the body models and their sizes has been provided to assess the most suitable model in terms of accuracy and computational time. Measurements have also been carried out with the antenna placed in close proximity to a real human test subject and results have been compared.

Keywords

bioelectric potentials; biomedical equipment; phantoms; physiological models; ultra wideband antennas; UWB antenna dispersive characteristics; UWB antenna nondispersive characteristics; UWB antenna sensitivity analysis; actual human body; miniature ultrawideband antenna bandwidth; miniature ultrawideband antenna reflection coefficient; multilayered body models; simplified human body model influence; simplified human equivalent phantoms; Analytical models; Antenna measurements; Biological system modeling; Computational modeling; Dispersion; Ultra wideband antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

RF and Wireless Technologies for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications (IMWS-Bio), 2014 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on

Conference_Location

London

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-5445-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMWS-BIO.2014.7032391

Filename

7032391