Open AccessWearable and meshed wideband monopole antennas and their interactions with the human body
Author(s) -
Rayner Phoebe,
Zhang Shiyu,
Cadman Darren,
Vardaxoglou John Yiannis C.,
Whittow Will
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iet microwaves, antennas and propagation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.555
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1751-8733
pISSN - 1751-8725
DOI - 10.1049/iet-map.2018.5862
Subject(s) - wideband , monopole antenna , antenna (radio) , specific absorption rate , electrical length , magnetic monopole , acoustics , imaging phantom , physics , computer science , antenna efficiency , electronic engineering , dipole antenna , engineering , optics , telecommunications , quantum mechanics
This study considers a wideband monopole antenna and its interactions with different separations from the human body phantom over a wide frequency. A meshed alternative version has also been developed which has similar performance to the circular wideband monopole antenna but requires less material. The specific absorption rate and efficiency of this antenna have been analysed as a function of separation distance and frequency. The mesh design has been fabricated by using embroidery and 3D printing techniques.