Abstract
This chapter has presented the characterisation of the GPS antennas operating in different on-body scenarios. Performance of these antennas is severely affected by the multipath arrival of the GPS signal in realistic operational conditions. These effects have been investigated using a statistical model replicating the multipath GPS environment. It has been shown that the linear polarised antennas can work better for on-body GPS links in multipath environment as compared to the conventional choice of CP antennas. It has also been shown that the antenna performance depends hugely on the body posture and on-body antenna position. The model also reduces the antenna design and testing durations by removing the need of detailed, uncontrolled and lengthy open field test procedures and providing efficient and accurate predictions of GPS antenna performance in cluttered environment.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Advances in Body-Centric Wireless Communication : Applications and State-of-the-Art |
| Number of pages | 35 |
| Publisher | Institution of Engineering and Technology |
| Publication date | 1 Jan 2016 |
| Pages | 253-287 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781849199896 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781849199902 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2016.
Keywords
- Antenna design
- Antenna testing
- Antenna testing durations
- Body posture
- Cluttered environment
- Cp antennas
- Global positioning system
- Gps antennas
- Gps signal
- Lengthy open field test procedures
- Linear polarised antennas
- Multipath gps environment
- On-body antenna position
- On-body gps links
- Radio channels
- Statistical analysis
- Statistical model
- Wireless channels