Investigation of Epidermal Loop Antennas for Biotelemetry IoT Applications
The Quadruple Loop (QL) antenna was designed and investigated to deliver a robust body-worn antenna for bio-medical applications. The QL antenna is a very thin single-layer groundless structure which allows for the installation of neighboring electronics and sensors which need to be extremely close...
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| author | Haitham Abu Damis Nabil Khalid Rashid Mirzavand Hyun-Joong Chung Pedram Mousavi |
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| description | The Quadruple Loop (QL) antenna was designed and investigated to deliver a robust body-worn antenna for bio-medical applications. The QL antenna is a very thin single-layer groundless structure which allows for the installation of neighboring electronics and sensors which need to be extremely close to the epidermis layer. The performance of the proposed antennas was investigated for three main standards: GSM-900, GSM-1800, and Bluetooth low energy (BLE). Radiation pattern measurements were conducted to compare their results with their simulation counterparts. Moreover, data communication tests showed that the acquired BER readings could qualify the BLE and GSM-900 antennas to work as part of 4-QAM wireless links. Besides these hands-on endeavors, an equivalent and more efficient mathematical model of biological tissues which make up the human arm was computed. The equivalent model was tested in software and has the practical potential to be realized in physical phantom making. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d52bc4049a214d59a3d2ab35600a3ade2022-12-21T19:55:24ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362018-01-016158061581510.1109/ACCESS.2018.28140058310642Investigation of Epidermal Loop Antennas for Biotelemetry IoT ApplicationsHaitham Abu Damis0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5518-0585Nabil Khalid1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4625-1553Rashid Mirzavand2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8736-3418Hyun-Joong Chung3Pedram Mousavi4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7067-6669Intelligent Wireless Technology Laboratory, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaIntelligent Wireless Technology Laboratory, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaIntelligent Wireless Technology Laboratory, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaDepartment of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaIntelligent Wireless Technology Laboratory, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaThe Quadruple Loop (QL) antenna was designed and investigated to deliver a robust body-worn antenna for bio-medical applications. The QL antenna is a very thin single-layer groundless structure which allows for the installation of neighboring electronics and sensors which need to be extremely close to the epidermis layer. The performance of the proposed antennas was investigated for three main standards: GSM-900, GSM-1800, and Bluetooth low energy (BLE). Radiation pattern measurements were conducted to compare their results with their simulation counterparts. Moreover, data communication tests showed that the acquired BER readings could qualify the BLE and GSM-900 antennas to work as part of 4-QAM wireless links. Besides these hands-on endeavors, an equivalent and more efficient mathematical model of biological tissues which make up the human arm was computed. The equivalent model was tested in software and has the practical potential to be realized in physical phantom making.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8310642/Epidermal antennaswearable antennasbody-worn antennasIoTloop antennasWBAN |
| spellingShingle | Haitham Abu Damis Nabil Khalid Rashid Mirzavand Hyun-Joong Chung Pedram Mousavi Investigation of Epidermal Loop Antennas for Biotelemetry IoT Applications IEEE Access Epidermal antennas wearable antennas body-worn antennas IoT loop antennas WBAN |
| title | Investigation of Epidermal Loop Antennas for Biotelemetry IoT Applications |
| title_full | Investigation of Epidermal Loop Antennas for Biotelemetry IoT Applications |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of Epidermal Loop Antennas for Biotelemetry IoT Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of Epidermal Loop Antennas for Biotelemetry IoT Applications |
| title_short | Investigation of Epidermal Loop Antennas for Biotelemetry IoT Applications |
| title_sort | investigation of epidermal loop antennas for biotelemetry iot applications |
| topic | Epidermal antennas wearable antennas body-worn antennas IoT loop antennas WBAN |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8310642/ |
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