Khan, M., Abbasi, Q. H. and Ashique, R. (2015) Comprehensive design and propagation study of a compact dual band antenna for healthcare applications. Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, 4(2), pp. 50-66. (doi: 10.3390/jsan4020050)
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Abstract
In this paper, a dual band planar inverted F antenna (PIFA) has been investigated for cooperative on- and off-body communications. Free space and on-body performance parameters like return loss, bandwidth, radiation pattern and efficiency of this antenna are shown and investigated. The on- and off-body radio propagation channel performance at 2.45 GHz and 1.9 GHz have been investigated, respectively. Experimental investigations are performed both in the anechoic chamber and in an indoor environment. The path loss exponent has been extracted for both on- and off-body radio propagation scenarios. For on-body propagation, the path loss exponent is 2.48 and 2.22 in the anechoic chamber and indoor environment, respectively. The path loss exponent is 1.27 for off-body radio propagation situation. For on-body case, the path loss has been characterized for ten different locations on the body at 2.45 GHz, whereas for off-body case radio channel studies are performed for five different locations at 1.9 GHz. The proposed antenna shows a good on- and off-body radio channel performance.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Abbasi, Professor Qammer |
Authors: | Khan, M., Abbasi, Q. H., and Ashique, R. |
College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering |
Journal Name: | Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks |
Publisher: | MDPI |
ISSN: | 2224-2708 |
ISSN (Online): | 2224-2708 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2015 The Authors |
First Published: | First published in Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks 4(2):50-66 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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