Antennas and Propagation for In-Mouth Tongue Controlled Devices in Wireless Body Area Networks
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Summary, in English
Tetraplegic patients have to depend upon someone
else for moving the wheelchair or typing on a computer. One of
the ways to make them independent is by using tongue-controlled
in-mouth wireless devices. This letter presents antennas and
propagation for such devices in 2.45 GHz ISM band. A monopole
and a loop antenna suitable in size and performance is presented
for such devices. The propagation link between the in-mouth
antenna and an external antenna is measured by mimicking the
use-case scenarios of such devices by placing an external antenna
on a laptop, and on a chair. The link loss is found to be in the
range of 55-75 dB depending upon the antenna type and the
scenario. Using these values of the link loss, a reliable link can be
established between the in-mouth device and the external device
either mounted on a wheelchair or a computer.
else for moving the wheelchair or typing on a computer. One of
the ways to make them independent is by using tongue-controlled
in-mouth wireless devices. This letter presents antennas and
propagation for such devices in 2.45 GHz ISM band. A monopole
and a loop antenna suitable in size and performance is presented
for such devices. The propagation link between the in-mouth
antenna and an external antenna is measured by mimicking the
use-case scenarios of such devices by placing an external antenna
on a laptop, and on a chair. The link loss is found to be in the
range of 55-75 dB depending upon the antenna type and the
scenario. Using these values of the link loss, a reliable link can be
established between the in-mouth device and the external device
either mounted on a wheelchair or a computer.
Publishing year
2015
Language
English
Pages
1518-1521
Publication/Series
IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
Volume
14
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Topic
- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
Status
Published
Project
- EIT_UPD Wireless Communication for Ultra Portable Devices
Research group
- Radio Systems
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1548-5757