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Flexible 2.4 GHz node for body area networks with a compact high-gain planar antenna

Flexible 2.4 GHz node for body area networks with a compact high-gain planar antenna
Flexible 2.4 GHz node for body area networks with a compact high-gain planar antenna
A flexible 2.4 GHz wireless sensor node with a bespoke single layer monopole antenna, tuned for on-body operation for wearable applications, is presented. Multiple antenna design approaches for tuning on-body antennas have been investigated. The proposed antennas, patch and meandered,designed for operation in the insole, exhibit a simulated realised gain of -3.98 dB and -1.97 dB respectively. The antennas were fabricated on a 25 μm flexible polyimide substrate, exhibiting up to 16% lower insertion losses at 20 GHz than FR4 PCBs. The integrated node incorporates a commercial Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) system-on-chip and exhibits 9 dB higher measured gain than commercial modules with reference antenna design.Moreover, through functional radio test, it was confirmed that the designed node passes Bluetooth transmitter certification tests.
Flexible antenna, smart textiles, e-textiles, Body Area Networks (BAN), ISM-Band, Internet of Things, Wearable sensors
1536-1225
49-53
Mohamed, Mahmoud
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Wei, Yang
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Beeby, Steve
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Mohamed, Mahmoud
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Wei, Yang
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Beeby, Steve
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Mohamed, Mahmoud, Wei, Yang and Beeby, Steve (2019) Flexible 2.4 GHz node for body area networks with a compact high-gain planar antenna. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 18 (1), 49-53. (doi:10.1109/LAWP.2018.2880490).

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Abstract

A flexible 2.4 GHz wireless sensor node with a bespoke single layer monopole antenna, tuned for on-body operation for wearable applications, is presented. Multiple antenna design approaches for tuning on-body antennas have been investigated. The proposed antennas, patch and meandered,designed for operation in the insole, exhibit a simulated realised gain of -3.98 dB and -1.97 dB respectively. The antennas were fabricated on a 25 μm flexible polyimide substrate, exhibiting up to 16% lower insertion losses at 20 GHz than FR4 PCBs. The integrated node incorporates a commercial Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) system-on-chip and exhibits 9 dB higher measured gain than commercial modules with reference antenna design.Moreover, through functional radio test, it was confirmed that the designed node passes Bluetooth transmitter certification tests.

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Accepted/In Press date: 5 November 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 9 November 2018
Published date: January 2019
Keywords: Flexible antenna, smart textiles, e-textiles, Body Area Networks (BAN), ISM-Band, Internet of Things, Wearable sensors

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Local EPrints ID: 426028
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/426028
ISSN: 1536-1225
PURE UUID: 612658c8-906b-4428-935c-d72666b95bae
ORCID for Mahmoud Mohamed: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7806-4333
ORCID for Yang Wei: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6195-8595
ORCID for Steve Beeby: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0800-1759

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Date deposited: 09 Nov 2018 17:30
Last modified: 28 Mar 2024 03:00

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Author: Mahmoud Mohamed ORCID iD
Author: Yang Wei ORCID iD
Author: Steve Beeby ORCID iD

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