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http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/KJKIEES.2014.25.5.491

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

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)
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Abstract
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.
Keywords
Circular-Ring Microstrip Patch; On-Body; $TM_{31}$ Mode; Monopole-Like Radiation Pattern;
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