Footwear‐centric body area network with directional UWB antenna. Issue 14 (1st July 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gaetano, D.; Sipal, V.; McEvoy, P.; Ammann, M.J.; Brannigan, C.; Keating, L.; Horgan, F.
• Is Part Of: Electronics letters. Volume 49:Issue 14(2013)
• Page Start: 860
• Page End: 861
• Publication Date: 2013-07-01
• Subjects: directive antennas -- ultra wideband antennas -- body area networks; directional UWB antenna -- omnidirectional antennas -- body movements -- path gain -- waist‐centric body area networks -- footwear‐centric configurations -- frequency 3.99 GHz -- frequency 7.99 GHz; directive antennas -- ultra wideband antennas -- body area networks; directional UWB antenna -- omnidirectional antennas -- body movements -- path gain -- waist‐centric body area networks -- footwear‐centric configurations -- frequency 3.99 GHz -- frequency 7.99 GHz; Electronics -- Periodicals; 621.381
• DOI: 10.1049/el.2013.1596
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0013-5194

Abstract

Abstract : A footwear‐centric body area network employing a directional antenna is compared with waist‐centric systems using omnidirectional and directional antennas. The effect of body movements on path gain is analysed for two bands at 3.99 and 7.99 GHz. The path gain and data rate results demonstrate that footwear‐centric configurations are equivalent to or better than waist‐centric body area networks.