SIMULATION AND MEASUREMENT OF BODY DYMAMICS FOR ON-BODY CHANNEL CHARACTEIRISATION

Author

Gallo, Michele ; Hall, Peter S. ; Bozzetti, Marco

Author_Institution

Politec. di Bari, Bari

fYear

2007

fDate

24-24 April 2007

Firstpage

71

Lastpage

74

Abstract

Wireless body area networks (WBANs) promise unobtrusive and cheap interconnections of electronic based sensors, processors and other devices thank to low-profile, compact and easily integrated body worn antennas. The paper, with the combination of animation and electromagnetic software, presents the modelling of human body in motion during normal daily activities such as a walk. Simulations of a walking male at the frequency of 2.45 GHz for two different channels are presented and the results are compared with measurements made in anechoic chamber. However the modelling of body dynamics raises difficulties when simulation of the channels is required.

Keywords

UHF antennas; anechoic chambers (electromagnetic); antennas; personal area networks; wireless channels; wireless sensor networks; anechoic chamber; animation software; body dynamics measurement; body worn antennas; electromagnetic software; electronic based sensors; frequency 2.45 GHz; on-body channel characterisation; wireless body area networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation for Body-Centric Wireless Communications, 2007 IET Seminar on

Conference_Location

London

ISSN

0537-9989

Print_ISBN

978-0-86341-804-4

Type

conf

Filename

4231224