Title :
Full-wave simulation of Body Area Networks using the FDTD method
Author :
Bringuier, J.N. ; Mittra, Raj
Author_Institution :
EMC Lab., Penn State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper the authors provide a rigorous full-wave simulation of Body Area Networks (BANs) using the FDTD. Some relevant statistical parameters for path loss are presented for different body-phantom models.
Keywords :
body area networks; finite difference time-domain analysis; FDTD; body area networks; body-phantom models; full wave simulation; Biological system modeling; Couplings; Finite difference methods; Numerical models; Phantoms; Receiving antennas; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Theory (EMTS), 2010 URSI International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Berlin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5155-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5154-8
DOI :
10.1109/URSI-EMTS.2010.5637006