DocumentCode
3540372
Title
Design and characterization of wearable antennas
Author
Nepa, Paolo ; Manara, Giuliano
Author_Institution
Dipt. di Ing. dell´Inf., Univ. di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
fYear
2013
fDate
9-13 Sept. 2013
Firstpage
1168
Lastpage
1171
Abstract
Wearable antennas for off- and on-body wireless communications are reviewed. Their distinctive requirements and features are highlighted, which are quite different from those of conventional antennas for mobile communication terminals. Also, a discussion is added on those statistical parameters that could be used to characterize such class of antennas; indeed, wearable antenna characterization could benefit of a stochastic approach accounting for performance variations associated to the various postures and the natural movements of the person wearing the wireless device.
Keywords
radiocommunication; statistical analysis; stochastic processes; wearable antennas; off-body wireless communications; on-body wireless communications; performance variations; statistical parameters; stochastic approach; wearable antenna characterization; wearable antennas; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Biomedical monitoring; Textiles; Wireless communication;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Torino
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-5705-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICEAA.2013.6632428
Filename
6632428
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