International Journal of Wireless and Microwave Technologies (IJWMT)
IJWMT Vol. 10, No. 2, 8 Apr. 2020
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An Overview of Reconfigurable Antennas for Wireless Body Area Networks and Possible Future Prospects
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Body-centric communication system, pattern reconfigurable antenna, wearable antenna, on-body, flexible, reconfigurable frequency.
Abstract
The use of antennas in various fields and applications is gaining much importance because of their growing advancements and numerous facilities. Due to their vast advantages, now wearable antennas are used in fields of personal healthcare, entertainment, military and many others. For the fabrication of wearable antennas, many aspects need special consideration in order to manufacture a safe system for the user. As the applications of wireless body centric communication with antennas has a great variability, so enhancements are made in the systems by integrating reconfigurable antennas in it. These antennas work better than the single installed antennas because of their adjustable parameters thus increasing the performance of whole system. This paper provides an overview of the existing antennas and their applications, in order to better understand ways in which the limitations associated with wearable antennas could be overcome in the future. Certain design challenges which occur during the fabrication of wearable antennas like safety, cost and tolerance in addition to the recent advancements in this field are discussed. Designing a particular antenna for body area network mainly depends upon the application of the user and the place of installation. To build a review about the reconfigurable antenna for body centric communication, 15 papers from the last 6 years are consulted which fall under the domain of wearable antennas. There is still a margin of improvement in this field and better technologies will be introduced in coming years which include precision medicine.
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Hafiz Suliman Munawar, " An Overview of Reconfigurable Antennas for Wireless Body Area Networks and Possible Future Prospects ", International Journal of Wireless and Microwave Technologies(IJWMT), Vol.10, No.2, pp. 1-8, 2020. DOI: 10.5815/ijwmt.2020.02.01
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