TY - CHAP
T1 - Link characteristics for an off-body UWB transmitter in a hospital environment
AU - Catherwood, Philip A.
AU - Scanlon, William G.
PY - 2009/12/8
Y1 - 2009/12/8
N2 - This paper presents both stationary and mobile signal strength measurements for a wearable UWB radio channel in a hospital environment. The measurements were made using RFover-fibre technology to eliminate unwanted electromagnetic effects associated with the use of co-axial cables. The results show that received signal strength values depended on whether transmit and receive antennas are in relative line of sight or non line of sight conditions. For mobile tests, both line of sight and non line of sight conditions tended to have lognormally distributed fading with the latter having significantly lower mean signal strength. For stationary conditions, signal strength was also dependant on user mode, with the difference between standing and sitting in the same location being up to 5.3 dB.
AB - This paper presents both stationary and mobile signal strength measurements for a wearable UWB radio channel in a hospital environment. The measurements were made using RFover-fibre technology to eliminate unwanted electromagnetic effects associated with the use of co-axial cables. The results show that received signal strength values depended on whether transmit and receive antennas are in relative line of sight or non line of sight conditions. For mobile tests, both line of sight and non line of sight conditions tended to have lognormally distributed fading with the latter having significantly lower mean signal strength. For stationary conditions, signal strength was also dependant on user mode, with the difference between standing and sitting in the same location being up to 5.3 dB.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/76249114035
U2 - 10.1109/LAPC.2009.5352391
DO - 10.1109/LAPC.2009.5352391
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:76249114035
SN - 9781424427208
T3 - Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2009 - Conference Proceedings
SP - 569
EP - 572
BT - Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2009 - Conference Proceedings
T2 - Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2009
Y2 - 16 November 2009 through 17 November 2009
ER -