Title :
Antennas for RF mote communications
Author :
Johnston, R.H. ; Haslett, J.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Calgary Univ., Alta., Canada
Abstract :
Compact RF communicators with integral sensing systems are attracting substantial interest for monitoring medical patients, environmental parameters and material flow. These devices, known as wireless motes are very small with their built in antennas. Significant factors in their effectiveness are the size and efficiency of their antennas. This paper proposes a modified antenna for mote applications.
Keywords :
mobile antennas; monitoring; wireless sensor networks; RF mote communications; antenna efficiency; antenna size; built in antennas; compact RF communicators; environmental parameters; integral sensing systems; material flow; medical patient monitoring; wireless motes; Antenna theory; Batteries; Biomedical monitoring; Condition monitoring; Helical antennas; Impedance; Patient monitoring; Radio frequency; Shape; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8883-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2005.1552639
