On-body antennas: Design considerations and challenges

Syed Muzahir Abbas; Karu P. Esselle; Ladislau Matekovits; Muhammad Rizwan; Leena Ukkonen

doi:10.1109/URSI-EMTS.2016.7571326

On-body antennas: Design considerations and challenges

Syed Muzahir Abbas, Karu P. Esselle, Ladislau Matekovits, Muhammad Rizwan, Leena Ukkonen

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Abstract

This paper highlights the considerations and challenges when designing antennas suitable for on-body communication in Wireless Body Area Networks. Designing antennas that are required to operate in near body scenario make it more challenging for antenna designers as several important factors need to be taken into consideration along with the human body effects. These factors include antenna detuning, impedance matching, radiation pattern, Specific Absorption Rate, size, cost, weight, positioning, bending and stable performance with the variation of the gap between the antenna and the human body. An antenna addressing these challenges is suitable for on-body communication and wearable applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2016 URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory, EMTS 2016
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	109-110
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509025022
ISBN (Print)	9781509025039
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/URSI-EMTS.2016.7571326
Publication status	Published - 19 Sept 2016
Event	2016 URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory, EMTS 2016 - Espoo, Finland Duration: 14 Aug 2016 → 18 Aug 2016

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Other	2016 URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory, EMTS 2016
Country/Territory	Finland
City	Espoo
Period	14/08/16 → 18/08/16

Keywords

Full ground plane
On-body antenna
On-body communication
Printed antenna
Wearable antenna
Wireless body area network
Wireless body centric communication

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Abbas, SM , Esselle, KP, Matekovits, L, Rizwan, M & Ukkonen, L 2016, On-body antennas: Design considerations and challenges. in 2016 URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory, EMTS 2016., 7571326, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Piscataway, NJ, pp. 109-110, 2016 URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory, EMTS 2016, Espoo, Finland, 14/08/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/URSI-EMTS.2016.7571326

On-body antennas: Design considerations and challenges. / Abbas, Syed Muzahir ; Esselle, Karu P.; Matekovits, Ladislau et al.
2016 URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory, EMTS 2016. Piscataway, NJ: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016. p. 109-110 7571326.

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