Title :
Study of human head effects on the planar inverted-F antenna
Author :
Looi, Chun Keat ; See, Terence S P ; Chen, Zhi Ning
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
The paper presents a numerical study on the effects of the human head on the planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) operating in the 2.45-GHz ISM band. The PIFA is placed at the side of the head. Using the finite difference time domain method, the impedance match, radiation patterns, and gain are compared in free space and on the human head.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; UHF radio propagation; antenna radiation patterns; electric impedance; finite difference time-domain analysis; physiological models; 2.45 GHz; ISM band; PIFA; finite difference time domain method; human head effects; impedance match; planar inverted-F antenna; radiation patterns; Antenna radiation patterns; Bones; Brain modeling; Finite difference methods; Humans; Impedance; Receiving antennas; Resonant frequency; Skin; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology: Small Antennas and Novel Metamaterials, 2005. IWAT 2005. IEEE International Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8842-9
DOI :
10.1109/IWAT.2005.1461055
