Comprehensive Design and Propagation Study of a Compact Dual Band Antenna for Healthcare Applications

Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks

Mohammad Monirujjaman Khan²  Qammer H. Abbasi²  Ratil Hasnat Ashique¹ 

[1] Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Primeasia University, Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh; E-Mail:;School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK; E-Mail:

关键词: dual band;    planar inverted F antenna;    on/off-body communications;    on/off-body radio channel;    path loss;    body area networks;    body-centric wireless communications;   

DOI  :  10.3390/jsan4020050

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

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.

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