Author(s)

Mohammad Monirujjaman Khan^1,2*, Qammer H. Abbasi², Mirazur Rahman³, Ratil Hasnat Ashique³

¹Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
²School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
³Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Primeasia University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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.

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

Khan, M. , Abbasi, Q. , Rahman, M. and Ashique, R. (2015) Experimental Study of On-Body Radio Channel Performance of a Compact Ultra Wideband Antenna. Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Applications, 7, 1-9. doi: 10.4236/jemaa.2015.71001.