An Antenna for Footwear

Max Ammann; Patrick McEvoy; Domenico Gaetano; Louise Keating; Frances Horgan

International Workshop on “Advances in Wireless Physical Layer Communications for Emerging Healthcare Applications”

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An Antenna for Footwear

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-37893-5_36,
    author={Max Ammann and Patrick McEvoy and Domenico Gaetano and Louise Keating and Frances Horgan},
    title={An Antenna for Footwear},
    proceedings={International Workshop on “Advances in Wireless Physical Layer Communications for Emerging Healthcare Applications”},
    proceedings_a={IWAWPLC},
    year={2013},
    month={4},
    keywords={Biomedical telemetry body sensor networks footwear industry ultra wideband antennas},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-642-37893-5_36}
}

Max Ammann
Patrick McEvoy
Domenico Gaetano
Louise Keating
Frances Horgan
Year: 2013
An Antenna for Footwear
IWAWPLC
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-37893-5_36

Max Ammann¹^,*, Patrick McEvoy¹, Domenico Gaetano¹, Louise Keating², Frances Horgan²

1: Dublin Institute of Technology
2: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

*Contact email: Max.Ammann@dit.com

Abstract

Antenna design for footwear is an essential part of enabling reliable wireless links with lower-limb sensors used in body centric networks. Sensors can report biomechanical pressure data to analyse kinematic and posture parameters for a range of medical and sporting applications. Consideration is given to antenna shapes, the fit with shoe shapes, the positioning on the shoe and the radiation patterns suited to on body and off-body communications.

Keywords: Biomedical telemetry body sensor networks footwear industry ultra wideband antennas

Published: 2013-04-04

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37893-5_36