NDLI: Rohacell radomes for delicate antennas on the body at 2.4GHz

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Ojerinde, O.A. Al-Saffar, D. Edwards, R.M. Panagamuwa, C.J.
Copyright Year	2015
Description	Author affiliation: Sch. of Electron., Electr. & Syst. Eng., Loughborough Univ., Loughborough, UK (Ojerinde, O.A.; Al-Saffar, D.; Edwards, R.M.; Panagamuwa, C.J.)
Abstract	This paper presents the use of two generic on-body antenna types, a probe and a magnetic dipole with and without a radome constructed of Rohacell. Its is shown that Rohacell minimally attenuates the electromagnetic signal transmitted or received by the antenna concluding to the cover being essentially transparent to radio waves at 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz. In on-body meaurements radomes can be used to protect the antenna surfaces from damage and protect nearby personnel from being accidentally struck by quickly rotating antennas. Performance of two on-body antennas is considered on and off the body by measurement and simulation. Results show that the Rohacell protection has negligible effect on the performance of the antenna systems regardless of loading by humans and polarity. This paper aims to enlighten use of Rohacell to protect antennas used for body centric experiments and experiments in body-centric settings.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	5
File Size	1054188
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
e-ISBN	9781479989430
DOI	10.1109/LAPC.2015.7366096
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-11-02
Publisher Place	UK
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Antenna measurements Anechoic chambers Communication systems on-body communication Phantoms Systems engineering and theory Rohacell circular ground plane monopole antenna antenna safety Antenna radiation patterns Loop antenna
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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