• DocumentCode
    1608008
  • Title

    The effect of the head size on the ear-to-ear radio-propagation channel for body-centric wireless networks

  • Author

    Kvist, Søren H. ; Thaysen, Jesper ; Jakobsen, Kaj B.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Electromagn. Syst., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    345
  • Lastpage
    348
  • Abstract
    The effect of the head size on the ear-to-ear radio-propagation channel as a part of a body-centric wireless network is examined. The channel quality is evaluated at 2.45 GHz in terms of path gain (|S21|) between two monopole antennas that are placed normal to the surface of the head. The investigation is done by measurements and HFSS simulations. It is found that the characteristics of the head may cause constructive or destructive interference that may result in up to 10 dB variation in the path gain.
  • Keywords
    body sensor networks; monopole antennas; radiowave propagation; wireless channels; HFSS simulation; body-centric wireless network; channel quality; ear-to-ear radio-propagation channel; frequency 2.45 GHz; head size; monopole antenna; path gain; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Gain; Gain measurement; Humans; Interference;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2010 Loughborough
  • Conference_Location
    Loughborough
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7304-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LAPC.2010.5666270
  • Filename
    5666270
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1608008