@inproceedings{bd9c228312324091bcfeaea8288eab03,
title = "Pattern switching compact patch antenna for on-body and off-body communications at 2.45 ghz",
abstract = "The ability to switch between propagating modes is important for body-centric applications such as medical body area networks where a single node may need to be able to optimise communications for either on-body sensor links or off-body links to the wider network. Therefore, we present a compact 2.45 GHz active mode-switching wearable antenna for both on-body and off-body wireless communications. The single-layer patch antenna was pattern-switched using shorting pins and had an impedance bandwidth of 253 MHz and 217 MHz for the on-body and off-body radiating modes, respectively. An efficiency of 57 \% and 56.8 \% was obtained for on-body and off-body mode respectively when placed in close proximity to a phantom that represents a muscle issue at 2.45 GHz.",
author = "Chandran, \{Anupam R.\} and Conway, \{Gareth A.\} and Scanlon, \{William G.\}",
year = "2009",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783000245732",
series = "European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2009, Proceedings",
pages = "2055--2057",
booktitle = "European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2009, Proceedings",
note = "3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2009 ; Conference date: 23-03-2009 Through 27-03-2009",
}