A simulation environment for subject-specific radio channel modeling in wireless body sensor networks

Proceedings - 2009 6th International Workshop on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 23-28

  Zhao, Yan ^a   Sani, Andrea ^a   Hao, Yang ^a   Lee, Su Lin ^b   Yang, Guang Zhong ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS INDEX; COMMUNICATION CHANNEL; HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT; IN-CHANNELS; RADIO CHANNEL CHARACTERISTICS; RADIO CHANNEL MODELING; REALISTIC ANTENNAS; SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT; SIMULATION TOOL; SITE MEASUREMENTS; SUBJECT-SPECIFIC; WIRELESS BODY SENSOR NETWORKS;

CIRCUIT SIMULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; METHOD OF MOMENTS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SENSOR NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 70350749554     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/P3644.63     Document Type: Conference Paper

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