Numerical characterization of in vivo wireless communication channels

Author

Demir, A. Fatih ; Abbasi, Qammer H. ; Ankarali, Z. Esad ; Serpedin, Erchin ; Arslan, Huseyin

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

fYear

2014

fDate

8-10 Dec. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

In this paper, we numerically investigated the in vivo wireless communication channel for human male torso at 915 MHz. Results show that in vivo channel is different than the classical communication channel and location dependency is very critical for link budget calculations. A statistical path loss model based on angle, depth and body region is introduced for near and far field regions. Furthermore, multipath characteristics are investigated using a power delay profile as well.

Keywords

body area networks; body sensor networks; prosthetics; angle; body region; classical communication channel; depth; far field region; frequency 915 MHz; human male torso; in vivo wireless communication channels; link budget calculations; location dependency; multipath characteristics; near field region; numerical characterization; power delay profile; statistical path loss model; Biological system modeling; Body regions; Channel models; In vivo; Receiving antennas; Wireless communication; Body area networks; channel model; in vivo propagation; medical implants; wave propagation;

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.2014.7032392

Filename

7032392