Analysis of on-body transmission mechanism and characteristic based on an electromagnetic field approach

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2464-2470

  Wang, Jianqing ^a   Nishikawa, Yuji ^b   Shibata, Tsutayuki ^c  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b DENSO CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c Rd Management Section   (Japan)

Author keywords

Finite difference time domain (FDTD) method; On body transmission; Path loss; Surface wave; Transmission mechanism

Indexed keywords

CYLINDER SURFACE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD DISTRIBUTION; EXCITATION SOURCES; FAR-FIELD REGION; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN (FDTD) METHOD; FREQUENCY RANGES; HUMAN BODY MODELS; NEAR FIELD REGION; ON-BODY; ON-BODY TRANSMISSION; PATH LOSS; TRANSMISSION MECHANISM; TRANSMISSION MECHANISMS;

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; FLUID DYNAMICS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; SURFACE WAVES; WATER WAVES;

WAVE TRANSMISSION;

EID: 70350198035     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2009.2029632     Document Type: Article

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