Abstract
The effects of a numerical and a physical phantom on different antenna configurations are evaluated. Input response, radiation patterns and efficiency are considered in the presence of the phantoms. In order to validate the phantoms as a substitute for human tissue, these effects are compared to those experienced due to the proximity of the human body. The detuning effects on a patch antenna due to the phantom were demonstrated and shown to match the effects of the human body. The radiation pattern of a loop antenna was measured on and off the phantom. The presence of the phantom was found to reduce the efficiency of the loop antenna by 88%.
| Translated title of the contribution | Numerical and experimental evaluation of phantoms for off-body wireless communications |
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| Original language | English |
| Title of host publication | Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference (LAPC 2011), Loughborough, UK |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Pages | 1 - 4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781457710148, 9781457710155 |
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| Publication status | Published - 14 Oct 2011 |
Bibliographical note
Conference Organiser: Loughborough UniversityRose publication type: Conference contribution
Additional information: With accompanying conference poster
Sponsorship: The authors are grateful to their colleagues in the Centre of Communications Research of the University of Bristol for helpful discussions, and in particular wish to thank Maciej Klemm and Jack A. Leendertz for providing the experimental phantom used in this study. The authors are also thankful for the use of facilities in the Centre of Communications Research of the University of Bristol.
Terms of use: Copyright ©2011 IEEE. Reprinted with permission, from 'H Giddens, DL Paul, GS Hilton, JP McGeehan, 'Numerical and experimental evaluation of phantoms for off-body wireless communications', LAPC October 2011.
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