Body posture/activity detection: path loss characterization for 2.4GHz on-body wireless sensors

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Guraliuc, A ^a   Serra, A A ^a   Nepa, P ^a   Manara, G ^a   Potorti F ^b   Barsocchi, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b ISTI CNR   (Italy)

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EID: 71049123505     PISSN: 15223965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APS.2009.5171661     Document Type: Conference Paper

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