@inbook{153a4798c2e840199984102c682b1082,
title = "Body-centric antenna positioning effects for off-body UWB communications in a contemporary learning environment",
abstract = "The propagation of UWB signals for body-centric communications within a modern classroom/conference room environment was investigated. Presented results demonstrate that the body-antenna mounting position has a marked impact on the received power levels and positioning the antenna on the chest as opposed to the shoulder or wrist creates more extreme values in receive power, mean excess delay and rms delay spread. Additionally, the best fit models for each scenario are presented and highlight the difference between the chest and other compared antenna locations. The work concluded that the chest is a poor choice of mounting position for the antenna due to significant body shadowing effects, with the wrist or shoulder considered better options for UWB systems.",
keywords = "antenna, body-centric, propagation, UWB",
author = "Catherwood, \{P. A.\} and Scanlon, \{W. G.\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 European Association on Antennas and Propagation.; 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014 ; Conference date: 06-04-2014 Through 11-04-2014",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902084",
language = "English",
series = "8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "1571--1574",
booktitle = "8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014",
address = "United States",
}