한국전자파학회논문지 (The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science)

  • 제25권5호
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  • Pages.491-503
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  • 2014
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  • 1226-3133(pISSN)
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  • 2288-226X(eISSN)
한국전자파학회 (The Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science)
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인체 표면 통신을 위한 TM31 고차 모드 반원-링 인체 부착형 마이크로스트립 패치 안테나 설계

Design of a TM31 Higher Order Mode Half Circular-Ring Microstrip Patch Antenna for On-Body Communications

  • 탁진필 (한양대학교 전자컴퓨터통신공학과) ;
  • 전재성 (한양대학교 전자컴퓨터통신공학과) ;
  • 김선우 (한양대학교 전자컴퓨터통신공학과) ;
  • 최재훈 (한양대학교 전자컴퓨터통신공학과)
  • Tak, Jinpil (Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Jeon, Jaesung (Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kim, Sunwoo (Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Choi, Jaehoon (Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Hanyang University)
  • 투고 : 2013.12.26
  • 심사 : 2014.02.10
  • 발행 : 2014.05.31
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본 논문에서는 모노폴과 같은 방사특성을 갖고 인체 표면 간 통신을 위한 $TM_{31}$ 고차 모드 반원-링 마이크로스트립 패치 안테나를 제안하였다. 제안된 안테나는 단락 핀을 이용하여 $TM_{31}$ 고차 공진 모드를 형성하였고, 평면형임에도 불구하고 모노폴과 같은 방사특성을 갖는다. 패치안테나의 좁은 대역폭을 확장하기 위해 $TM_{31}$ 모드 C-형 반링 패치를 반원 패치에 인접시켰으며, 소형화를 위해 half mode를 사용하였다. 인체 착용환경을 고려하여 마이크로스트립 라인을 이용하여 급전하였다. 제안된 안테나는 ISM(Industrial, Scientific, and Medical) 2.45 GHz 대역(2.4~2.485 GHz)에서 $0.25{\lambda}_0{\times}0.46{\lambda}_0{\times}0.025{\lambda}_0$의 크기를 갖고, 2.38~2.49 GHz에서 4.24 %의 10-dB 반사손실 대역폭을 갖는다. 인체의 영향을 고려하기 위해 2/3 근육-등가 반고체형 모의인체를 제작하고, 이를 이용하여 안테나에 미치는 인체의 영향을 분석, 검증하였다. 또한, 실제 인체 상황에서 제안된 안테나를 통해 인체 표면 간 링크의 통신 성능 분석을 위한 실험을 수행하였다.

In this paper, a $TM_{31}$ higher order mode half circular-ring microstrip antenna with monopole-like radiation characteristic for on-body communication is proposed. By using shorting vias, $TM_{31}$ resonance mode was excited, while achieving compact low-profile antenna with monopole-like radiation characteristics. To overcome the narrow bandwidth of a patch antenna, a C-shape half ring patch with shorting vias having $TM_{31}$ mode is closely located around a half circular patch. For size reduction, half mode is adopted. The proposed antenna has the overall dimensions of $0.25{\lambda}_0{\times}0.46{\lambda}_0{\times}0.025{\lambda}_0$ at the industrial, scientific, and medical(ISM) 2.45 GHz band(2.4~2.485 GHz) and the 10-dB return loss is 4.24 % ranging from 2.38 to 2.49 GHz. To verify body effect, two-thirds muscle equivalent semi solid phantom was fabricated and used to measure the antenna performance. A communication link is analysed to investigate the effect of human-body movements and antenna locations.

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