Title :
Use of motion capture for path gain modelling of millimetre-wave on-body communication links
Author :
Nechayev, Yuriy ; Constantinou, Costas ; Swaisaenyakorn, Srijittra ; Rakibet, Osman ; Batchelor, John ; Hall, Peter ; Parini, Clive ; Hunt, John
Author_Institution :
Electron., Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
fDate :
Oct. 29 2012-Nov. 2 2012
Abstract :
In this paper a motion capture system is employed in order to record the position and orientation of body-worn antennas as the body moves. This geometrical data then is used to calculate free space path gain between the antennas. The results are compared to the measured path gain and then the usefulness of this approach to channel characterisation is discussed.
Keywords :
microwave links; wearable antennas; body-worn antennas; free space path gain; millimetre-wave on-body communication links; motion capture system; path gain modelling; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Gain; Gain measurement; Receiving antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (ISAP), 2012 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Nagoys
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1001-7
