Title :
Integration of electrically small UWB antennas for body-worn sensor applications
Author :
Klemm, Macjej ; Tröster, Gerhard
Author_Institution :
Electron. Lab., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
In this paper we compare characteristics of electrically small UWB monopole and slot antennas, when they operate as stand-alone radiators, and after integration into body-worn sensors. A simplified model of wearable sensors was used a solid metal sheet of about 9 cm2. Results show that the integration of antennas significantly changes the return loss and radiation characteristics.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; electric sensing devices; mobile antennas; monopole antennas; slot antennas; ultra wideband antennas; UWB monopole antennas; body-worn sensor applications; electrically small UWB antennas; radiation characteristics; slot antennas; solid metal sheet; stand-alone radiators; wearable sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Wideband and Multi-band Antennas and Arrays, 2005. IEE (Ref. No. 2005/11059)
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-562-8
