TY - JOUR
T1 - Investigation of on-body Bluetooth transmission
AU - Ur Rehman, M.
AU - Gao, Y.
AU - Wang, Z.
AU - Zhang, J.
AU - Alfadhl, Y.
AU - Chen, X.
AU - Parini, C. G.
AU - Ying, Z.
AU - Bolin, T.
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - The development of communication devices, especially cellular phones has necessitated the advances of several portable and wearable technologies, such as Bluetooth headsets within wireless body area networks (WBAN). Such wearable devices use the human body as a communication channel; hence, a comprehensive understanding of the transmission mechanism between such devices is vital. This study presents an investigative study to characterise the electromagnetic transmission between a body-mounted Bluetooth headset antenna and a mobile phone handset antenna. Commercially used antennas have been used to study various factors affecting on-body communication links including handset-to-body separation and presence of blocking objects. A thorough numerical modelling, supported by the measurements, has been carried out to demonstrate the importance of surface waves in the on-body Bluetooth transmission.
AB - The development of communication devices, especially cellular phones has necessitated the advances of several portable and wearable technologies, such as Bluetooth headsets within wireless body area networks (WBAN). Such wearable devices use the human body as a communication channel; hence, a comprehensive understanding of the transmission mechanism between such devices is vital. This study presents an investigative study to characterise the electromagnetic transmission between a body-mounted Bluetooth headset antenna and a mobile phone handset antenna. Commercially used antennas have been used to study various factors affecting on-body communication links including handset-to-body separation and presence of blocking objects. A thorough numerical modelling, supported by the measurements, has been carried out to demonstrate the importance of surface waves in the on-body Bluetooth transmission.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77955264608&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1049/iet-map.2008.0339
DO - 10.1049/iet-map.2008.0339
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:77955264608
SN - 1751-8725
VL - 4
SP - 871
EP - 880
JO - IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation
JF - IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation
IS - 7
M1 - IMAPCH000004000007000871000001
ER -