UWB wearable antenna for next generation wireless body area networks (WBANs)

Author

Zafar, Muhammad Javed ; Razzaqi, Asghar A. ; Mustaqim, Muhammad ; Khawaja, Bilal A.

Author_Institution

Electron. & Power Eng. Dept., Nat. Univ. of Sci. & Technol. (NUST), Karachi, Pakistan

fYear

2014

Firstpage

78

Lastpage

82

Abstract

The IEEE 802.15.6 is a WBAN communication standard which is covering on/off body and in body communications. The ultra wideband (UWB) is one of the possible technologies which can be utilized in future for the WBAN applications due to high data-rate transmission capability. In this paper, the design, optimization and simulation of a UWB antenna using FR4 and jeans fabric substrates is presented for on-body communication in WBANs. It operates in the 3.6-11.3GHz frequency band. The antenna simulation results i.e. reflection coefficient, 2D and 3D radiation patterns, directivity, gain and efficiency are presented. The maximum achieved gain for the UWB wearable antenna is 1.9dBi and 2.36dBi respectively for FR4 and jeans substrates. Simple design procedures and optimization techniques are discussed and the antennas are designed using Agilent advance design system - momentum simulator.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; body area networks; data communication; optimisation; ultra wideband antennas; wearable antennas; 2D radiation patterns; 3D radiation patterns; Agilent advance design system; FR4; IEEE 802.15.6; UWB wearable antenna; WBAN communication standard; data-rate transmission; frequency 3.6 GHz to 11.3 GHz; gain 1.9 dB; gain 2.36 dB; in body communications; jeans fabric substrates; next generation wireless body area networks; on-body communication; on/off body communications; optimization techniques; reflection coefficient; ultra wideband; Antenna measurements; Communication systems; Substrates; Three-dimensional displays; Transmitting antennas; Ultra wideband antennas; Antenna gain; Bandwidth etc.; Directivity; Ultra wideband (UWB); Wireless body area network (WBAN);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Multi-Topic Conference (INMIC), 2014 IEEE 17th International

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-5754-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INMIC.2014.7097315

Filename

7097315