Pattern Switching Compact Patch Antenna for On-body and Off-body Communications at 2.45 GHz

Anupam R. Chandran, Gareth A. Conway, William G. Scanlon

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Abstract

The ability to switch between propagating modes is important for body-centric applications such as medical body area networks where a single node may need to be able to optimise communications for either on-body sensor links or off-body links to the wider network. Therefore, we present a compact 2.45 GHz active mode-switching wearable antenna for both on-body and off-body wireless communications. The single-layer patch antenna was pattern-switched using shorting pins and had an impedance bandwidth of 253 MHz and 217 MHz for the on-body and off-body radiating modes, respectively. An efficiency of 57 % and 56.8 % was obtained for on-body and off-body mode respectively when placed in close proximity to a phantom that represents a muscle issue at 2.45 GHz.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2009 3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
Pages2055-2057
Number of pages3
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2009
Event3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation 2009 - Berlin, Germany
Duration: 01 Mar 200901 Mar 2009

Publication series

NameEuropean Conference on Antennas and Propagation. Proceedings
PublisherIEEE
ISSN (Print)2164-3342

Conference

Conference3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation 2009
Abbreviated titleEUCAP 2009
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityBerlin
Period01/03/200901/03/2009

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