DocumentCode
2970558
Title
Antenna tuning for wearable wireless sensors
Author
Buckley, John ; O´Flynn, Brendan ; Haigh, Peter ; O´Mathuna, Cian ; McCarthy, Kevin G.
Author_Institution
Centre for Sensor Web Technol., Tyndall Nat. Inst., Cork, Ireland
fYear
2011
fDate
28-31 Oct. 2011
Firstpage
1990
Lastpage
1993
Abstract
When miniaturized wireless sensors are placed on or close to the human body, they can experience a significant loss in performance due to antenna detuning, resulting in degradation of wireless performance as well as decreased battery lifetime. Several antenna tuning technologies have been proposed for mobile wireless devices but devices suitable for widespread integration have yet to emerge. This paper highlights the possible advantages of antenna tuning for wearable wireless sensors and presents the design and characterization of a prototype 433MHz tuner module..
Keywords
antennas; circuit tuning; wearable computers; wireless sensor networks; antenna detuning; antenna tuning; battery lifetime; miniaturized wireless sensors; wearable wireless sensors; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Loss measurement; Sensors; Tuning; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Sensors, 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
Limerick
ISSN
1930-0395
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-9290-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICSENS.2011.6127197
Filename
6127197
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