Title :
Anatomical loading on a UWB antenna for shoe toe box
Author :
Gaetano, Domenico ; McEvoy, Patrick ; Ammann, M.J. ; Brannigan, C. ; Keating, L. ; Horgan, F.
Author_Institution :
Antenna & High Freq. Res. Centre, Dublin Inst. of Technol., Dublin, Ireland
Abstract :
A UWB 6.0-8.5 GHz monopole antenna for mounting on the toe-box area of footwear is designed using a detailed model of a running shoe and a foot-shaped phantom. Variation of anatomical features between individual people gives rise to different proximity and permittivity loads on the antenna. To take account of environment, the antenna design optimization considers different proximity distances for impact on the reflection coefficient and on the radiation efficiency.
Keywords :
footwear; microwave antennas; monopole antennas; permittivity; ultra wideband antennas; UWB monopole antenna; anatomical feature variation; anatomical loading; antenna design optimization; foot-shaped phantom; footwear; frequency 6.0 GHz to 8.5 GHz; permittivity loads; proximity distances; radiation efficiency; reflection coefficient; running shoe; shoe toe box area; Foot; Footwear; Gain; Loaded antennas; Numerical models; Phantoms;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5315-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2013.6711757
