Research Article
Capacitive Body-Coupled Communication in the 400–500 MHz Frequency Band
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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-34833-5_18, author={Robin Benarrouch and Arno Thielens and Andreia Cathelin and Antoine Frapp\^{e} and Andreas Kaiser and Jan Rabaey}, title={Capacitive Body-Coupled Communication in the 400--500 MHz Frequency Band}, proceedings={Body Area Networks: Smart IoT and Big Data for Intelligent Health Management. 14th EAI International Conference, BODYNETS 2019, Florence, Italy, October 2-3, 2019, Proceedings}, proceedings_a={BODYNETS}, year={2019}, month={11}, keywords={Body area network Capacitive Body Coupled Communication Radio frequency Propagation}, doi={10.1007/978-3-030-34833-5_18} }- Robin Benarrouch
Arno Thielens
Andreia Cathelin
Antoine Frappé
Andreas Kaiser
Jan Rabaey
Year: 2019
Capacitive Body-Coupled Communication in the 400–500 MHz Frequency Band
BODYNETS
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-34833-5_18
Abstract
One approach to enable wireless communication between body-worn nodes is to use capacitive body-coupled communication (C-BCC). This technique, which uses capacitive electrodes as transducing elements, has previously been demonstrated at relatively low frequencies (<200 MHz) and hence also low bandwidths. This work presents a theoretical analysis of wireless C-BCC, between body worn electrodes at higher frequencies (420–510 MHz), offering the potential for higher data rates. The theory is confirmed both by numerical simulations (performed on a human body phantom), and actual wireless communication between two prototypes on the arm of a real human.
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