Title :
Efficient printed antenna for body wearable UWB applications
Author :
Waterhouse, R.B. ; Novak, D.
Author_Institution :
Pharad LLC, Hanover, MD, USA
Abstract :
A wideband antenna suitable for body area networks is presented. The antenna ensemble consists of a wideband dipole, a spacer element and a back patch. The back patch helps direct the energy efficiently into the forward hemisphere. The low profile antenna displays a VSWR <; 2:1 over 3-10 GHz. The front-to-back ratio is greater than 3 dB over this frequency range. Both theoretical and experimental investigations of the proposed antenna are presented.
Keywords :
body area networks; dipole antennas; microstrip antennas; ultra wideband antennas; back patch; body area networks; body wearable UWB applications; printed antenna; spacer element; wideband dipole antenna; Antenna measurements; Body area networks; Dipole antennas; Ultra wideband antennas; Wideband; BANs; Body Area Networks; Printed Antennas; UWB Antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communication (PIMRC), 2014 IEEE 25th Annual International Symposium on
DOI :
10.1109/PIMRC.2014.7136183
