@inproceedings{9238997b50974548bf1e0cf25e0887e8,
title = "Pattern Switching Compact Patch Antenna for On-body and Off-body Communications at 2.45 GHz",
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.",
author = "Chandran, {Anupam R.} and Conway, {Gareth A.} and Scanlon, {William G.}",
year = "2009",
month = mar,
language = "English",
isbn = "978-1-4244-4753-4",
series = "European Conference on Antennas and Propagation. Proceedings",
publisher = "IEEE",
pages = "2055--2057",
booktitle = "2009 3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation",
note = "3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EUCAP 2009 ; Conference date: 01-03-2009 Through 01-03-2009",
}