About the session
Chairs: Dirk Heberling (RWTH Aachen University, Germany), John Sahalos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR, Thessaloniki & University of Nicosia, CY, Nicosia, Greece)
In this invited talk, three types of on-body antennas for bio-signal monitoring systems will be presented. Firstly, antenna design techniques for on-body to on-body communications are discussed; (1) TM21 higher order mode patch antenna with monopole-like radiation; (2) additional corrugation/EBG structure for body surface wave enhancement. Secondly, designs of dual-modes antennas for repeater systems are introduced. In order to design dual-modes antennas for in-on-on and on-on-off communication links, we propose a few miniaturization techiques as well as how to integrate two radiating elements with different operating frequencies into a single antenna structure. Lastly, the textile antenna using all-textile materials such as conductive textile, conductive thread, and non-conductive fabric for practical wearable applications is presented.
