Design of a Dual-Branch Resonator End-Launcher for Low-Loss WBAN Communications Using Wearable Waveguide Surfaces
Wearable waveguide surfaces can be integrated into textiles to improve Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs). In this work, a compact 30 mm x 30 mm dual-branch resonator end-launcher to enable communication through a waveguide surface manufactured with textile-compatible material at 2.4GHz is proposed...
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| description | Wearable waveguide surfaces can be integrated into textiles to improve Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs). In this work, a compact 30 mm x 30 mm dual-branch resonator end-launcher to enable communication through a waveguide surface manufactured with textile-compatible material at 2.4GHz is proposed. A 25 mm x 25 mm clearance zone area is respected for electronic component integration. The end-launcher topology uses a balanced dual-branch configuration to maximize electromagnetic coupling with the flexible waveguide surface. A design methodology is proposed to co-design the end-launcher and the waveguide surface. Experimental measurements on the human body torso are presented with 0.3 dB/cm insertion loss between 2.4 and 2.48 GHz. The final result is an autonomous, compact, wireless-contact, and battery-powered end-launcher for innovative clothing applications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d1110f545c0a4e0fa2a73f20959551592025-08-20T02:50:25ZengIEEEIEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation2637-64312024-01-0151677210.1109/OJAP.2023.333284610329994Design of a Dual-Branch Resonator End-Launcher for Low-Loss WBAN Communications Using Wearable Waveguide SurfacesMaria El Bacha0Fabien Ferrero1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0039-6490Leonardo Lizzi2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8369-1681Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, LEAT, Sophia Antipolis, FranceUniversité Côte d’Azur, CNRS, LEAT, Sophia Antipolis, FranceUniversité Côte d’Azur, CNRS, LEAT, Sophia Antipolis, FranceWearable waveguide surfaces can be integrated into textiles to improve Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs). In this work, a compact 30 mm x 30 mm dual-branch resonator end-launcher to enable communication through a waveguide surface manufactured with textile-compatible material at 2.4GHz is proposed. A 25 mm x 25 mm clearance zone area is respected for electronic component integration. The end-launcher topology uses a balanced dual-branch configuration to maximize electromagnetic coupling with the flexible waveguide surface. A design methodology is proposed to co-design the end-launcher and the waveguide surface. Experimental measurements on the human body torso are presented with 0.3 dB/cm insertion loss between 2.4 and 2.48 GHz. The final result is an autonomous, compact, wireless-contact, and battery-powered end-launcher for innovative clothing applications.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10329994/end-launcherhuman body torsoon-body communicationwaveguide surfacewearable |
| spellingShingle | Maria El Bacha Fabien Ferrero Leonardo Lizzi Design of a Dual-Branch Resonator End-Launcher for Low-Loss WBAN Communications Using Wearable Waveguide Surfaces IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation end-launcher human body torso on-body communication waveguide surface wearable |
| title | Design of a Dual-Branch Resonator End-Launcher for Low-Loss WBAN Communications Using Wearable Waveguide Surfaces |
| title_full | Design of a Dual-Branch Resonator End-Launcher for Low-Loss WBAN Communications Using Wearable Waveguide Surfaces |
| title_fullStr | Design of a Dual-Branch Resonator End-Launcher for Low-Loss WBAN Communications Using Wearable Waveguide Surfaces |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of a Dual-Branch Resonator End-Launcher for Low-Loss WBAN Communications Using Wearable Waveguide Surfaces |
| title_short | Design of a Dual-Branch Resonator End-Launcher for Low-Loss WBAN Communications Using Wearable Waveguide Surfaces |
| title_sort | design of a dual branch resonator end launcher for low loss wban communications using wearable waveguide surfaces |
| topic | end-launcher human body torso on-body communication waveguide surface wearable |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10329994/ |
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