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Hall, P.S., Nechayev, Y., Hao, Y., Alomainy, A., Kamaruddin, M.R., Constantinou, C.C., Dubrovka, R. and Parini, C.G. (2005) Radio Channel Characterisation and Antennas for On-Body Communications. Proceedings of the Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, Loughborough, 4-6 April 2005, 330-333.

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• TITLE: Experimental Study of On-Body Radio Channel Performance of a Compact Ultra Wideband Antenna

  AUTHORS: Mohammad Monirujjaman Khan, Qammer H. Abbasi, Mirazur Rahman, Ratil Hasnat Ashique

  KEYWORDS: On-Body Radio Channel, Path Loss, Ultra Wideband (UWB) Antenna, Body-Centric Wireless Communications

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Applications, Vol.7 No.1, January 15, 2015

  ABSTRACT: In this paper, on-body radio channel performance of a compact ultra wideband (UWB) antenna is investigated for body-centric wireless communications. Measurement campaigns were first done in the chamber and then repeated in an indoor environment for comparison. The path loss parameter for eight different on-body radio channels has been characterized and analyzed. In addition, the path loss was modeled as a function of distance for 34 different receiver locations for propagation along the front part of the body. Results and analysis show that, compared with anechoic chamber, a reduction of 16.34% path loss exponent is noticed in indoor environment. The antenna shows very good on-body radio channel performance and will be a suitable candidate for future efficient and reliable body-centric wireless communications.