Off-body UWB channel characterisation within a hospital ward environment

International Journal of Ultra Wideband Communications and Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 263-272

  Catherwood, Philip A ^a   Scanlon, William G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antennas; Body centric communication; Channel sounding; Healthcare; medical applications; Off body; Statistical channel characterisation; Ultra wideband communication; UWB; Wearable

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651431408     PISSN: 1758728X     EISSN: 17587298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJUWBCS.2010.034307     Document Type: Article

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