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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458167103321

Titolo

Antennas and propagation for body-centric wireless communications / / Peter S. Hall, Yang Hao, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : Artech House, , ©2006

[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : , : IEEE Xplore, , [2006]

ISBN

1-59693-062-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (308 p.)

Collana

Artech House antennas and propagation library

Altri autori (Persone)

HallPeter S

HaoYang

Disciplina

004.16

Soggetti

Wearable computers - Design and construction

Wireless communication systems - Equipment and supplies - Design and construction

Antennas (Electronics) - Design and construction

Human-computer interaction

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to Body-Centric Wireless Communications / Peter S. Hall and Yang Hao -- Electromagnetic Properties and Modeling of the Human Body / Peter S. Hall [and others] -- Antennas and Propagation for On-Body Communication at Microwave Frequencies / Peter S. Hall [and others] -- Transmission Mechanism of Wearable Devices Using the Human Body as a Transmission Channel / Koichi Ito, Masaharu Takahashi, and Katsuyuki Fujii -- Body-Centric UWB Communications / István Kovács [and others] --

Sommario/riassunto

"This resource offers coverage of the theory, design, and applications of wireless antennas for on-body electronic systems. It brings practitioners the state of the art in existing applications like Bluetooth headsets together with detailed treatment of techniques, tools, and challenges in developing on-body antennas for an array of medical, emergency response, law enforcement, personal entertainment, and military applications on the horizon."--Jacket.