Title :
Patch array antenna for non-contact sensor to detect respiratory movement
Author :
Yonebayashi, Jumpei ; Saito, Kazuyuki ; Takahashi, Masaharu ; Ito, Koichi
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Chiba Univ., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
Recently, numerous people are suffering from sleep apnea syndrome which is the respiratory problem during sleep, and lack of sleep would cause traffic accidents or even other diseases such as lifestyle-related diseases. In fact, it is quite difficult to be aware of those who have. This paper tries to solve early awareness by proposing a patch array antenna, which is designed for non-contact sensor to detect respiratory movement. The authors propose a four-element antenna to have the beam directivity that is changeable to the desired direction. The design and its calculation results are described.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; medical disorders; microstrip antenna arrays; sensor arrays; four-element antenna; noncontact sensor; patch array antenna; respiratory movement detection; sleep apnea syndrome; Antenna arrays; Arrays; Impedance; Power dividers; Reflection; Sleep apnea;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology (iWAT), 2011 International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9133-9
DOI :
10.1109/IWAT.2011.5752388