Title :
Evaluation of a human body phantom for wearable antenna measurements at the 5.8GHz band
Author :
Tsolis, Aris ; Whittow, William G. ; Alexandridis, A.A. ; Vardaxoglou, J.C.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron., Electr. & Syst. Eng., Loughborough Univ., Loughborough, UK
Abstract :
This paper examines the far-field patterns of a monopole antenna mounted on different phantoms operating at the 5.8 GHz band. A 40cm height oval cross-section human body phantom is a good approximation for this analysis. The cost of the human equivalent liquid and the weight of the phantom can be reduced by using a hollow version of the proposed human body phantom.
Keywords :
biomedical measurement; body sensor networks; monopole antennas; phantoms; wearable antennas; bandwidth 5.8 GHz; far-field patterns; hollow phantom; human equivalent liquid; monopole antenna; oval cross-section human body phantom; phantom weight; size 40 cm; wearable antenna measurements; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Gain measurement; Geometry; Liquids; Phantoms; human body phantom; off-body communications; wearable antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2013 Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2013.6711932
