Research Article
Novel wearable antenna systems for high datarate mobile communication in healthcare
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257274, author={Hendrik Rogier and Sam Agneessens and Thijs Castel and Sam Lemey and Frederick Declercq and Peter Vanveerdeghem and Patrick Van Torre and Luigi Vallozzi and Wout Joseph}, title={Novel wearable antenna systems for high datarate mobile communication in healthcare}, proceedings={4th International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare - "Transforming healthcare through innovations in mobile and wireless technologies"}, publisher={IEEE}, proceedings_a={MOBIHEALTH}, year={2014}, month={12}, keywords={textile antennas wearable electronics body-centric communication}, doi={10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257274} }- Hendrik Rogier
Sam Agneessens
Thijs Castel
Sam Lemey
Frederick Declercq
Peter Vanveerdeghem
Patrick Van Torre
Luigi Vallozzi
Wout Joseph
Year: 2014
Novel wearable antenna systems for high datarate mobile communication in healthcare
MOBIHEALTH
IEEE
DOI: 10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257274
Abstract
In critical healthcare applications, there is a need for reliable wideband mobile communication links, implemented by portable units with sufficient autonomy. We present the latest generation wearable antenna systems for invisible and comfortable integration in patients' or caregivers' garments. These active textile modules boast excellent performance and reliability, thanks to innovative antenna topologies, leveraged by the application of substrate integrated waveguide technology, pervasive integration of electronics and energy harvesters, and the application of multi-antenna processing techniques. Applications range from mobile communication links between caregivers and a coordination centre during interventions, over wireless sensor systems for patient monitoring, to relaying videos streams between a wireless endoscopy capsule and a remote control station.