Abstract
Wearable devices are experiencing a strong momentum.
This leads to an ever increasing demand to ensure a stable
link between the different nodes or sensor placed around the
human body. In this sense, Body-Coupled Communication (BCC)
has a high potential to support the development of Wireless BodyArea
Networks (WBAN). This work characterizes, by mean of
experiments, the intra-body propagation channels when a pair
of differential electrodes is applied on a human head. This is
necessary in order to investigate opportunities and drawbacks for
a multitude of applications, e.g., binaural hearing instruments,
as little has been done so far. Furthermore, a comparison to the
typically investigated intra-body links is presented.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of EuCAP 2015 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Publisher | IEEE |
Publication date | 2015 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Event | 9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 12 Apr 2015 → 17 Apr 2015 http://www.eucap2015.org/ |
Conference
Conference | 9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation |
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Country/Territory | Portugal |
City | Lisbon |
Period | 12/04/2015 → 17/04/2015 |
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Keywords
- Body-coupled communications (BCC)
- Intrabody communications (IBC)
- Wireless body-area networks (WBAN)
- Medical devices
- Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)