Output details
13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials
University of Birmingham : A - Electronic, Electrical and computer engineering
Article title
Diversity Performance Analysis for On-Body Communication Channels at 2.45 GHz
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
Article number
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Volume number
57
Issue number
4
First page of article
956
ISSN of journal
0018-926X
Year of publication
2009
URL
-
Number of additional authors
4
Additional information
This is the first paper to treat the use of multiple antenna diversity methods in communications channels on the human body for future medical sensor networks. The work was supported through an EPSRC grant (£331k) and a collaboration with the University of Pisa (Nepa was supervisor of Serra and Guraliuc, who spent 6 months each at Birmingham). The results show excellent diversity gain, allowing much lower RF powers to be used, thus prolonging battery life, which is of crucial importance for body worn devices. Part of portfolio of papers that enabled first book on topic and IET LAPC prize.
Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
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Research group
A - Microwave Devices and Systems
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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