Title :
Novel small antennas for body-centric wireless communications
Author :
Ito, Kei ; Ho-Yu Lin ; Chia-Hsien Lin
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Chiba Univ., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
Body-centric wireless communications (BCWCs) using wearable or implantable wireless devices are received an increasing amount of attention due to many applications such as medical care system, identification system, smart home and personal entertainment. In this paper, we will introduce an UHF band (0.95 GHz) implantable antenna and a novel dual-mode small antenna for on-body (10 MHz) and off-body (2.45 GHz) communications for BCWCs.
Keywords :
prosthetics; wearable antennas; UHF band; body centric wireless communication; dual mode small antenna; frequency 0.95 GHz; frequency 10 MHz; frequency 2.45 GHz; identification system; implantable antenna; implantable wireless device; medical care system; off body communication; on body communication; personal entertainment; small antennas; smart home; wearable wireless device; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Phantoms; Voltage measurement; Wireless communication; Antennas; body sensor networks; implantable biomedical devices; phantoms; wearable sensors; wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference Proceedings (APMC), 2012 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Kaohsiung
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1330-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1331-6
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2012.6421619
