Footwear Antennas for Body Area Telemetry

Authors

Domenico Gaetano, Technological University DublinFollow
Patrick McEvoy, Technological University DublinFollow
Max Ammann, Technological University DublinFollow
Jacinta Browne, Technological University DublinFollow
Louise Keating, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Frances Horgan, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Document Type

Article

Rights

Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Disciplines

Electrical and electronic engineering, Communication engineering and systems, Health-related biotechnology

Publication Details

Antennas & Propagation, IEEE Transactions on, vol. 61, no.10, pp.4908-4916

Abstract

Antennas designed to link footwear sensors within body centric networks are introduced with two small UWB antennas, one directional and another quasi-omnidirectional. The radiating characteristics are evaluated for three positions on a sample sports shoe using a detailed simulation model and measurements with a homogenous foot phantom. Antenna performance is assessed for resilience to close proximity loading by the footwear materials and the phantom foot.

DOI

http://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2013.2272451

Recommended Citation

D. Gaetano, P. McEvoy, M. J. Ammann, J. E. Browne, L. Keating and F. Horgan, (2013) “Footwear Antennas for Body Area Telemetry,” Antennas & Propagation, IEEE Transactions on, vol. 61, no.10, pp.4908-4916 doi:10.1109/TAP.2013.2272451

Funder

Science Foundation Ireland