On-Body Performance of a Frequency Reconfigurable Wearable Antenna for 5G Health Monitoring Application

Authors

  • Lukman Hendrajaya School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
  • Noor Asmawati Samsuri School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
  • Mohamad Rijal Hamid School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
  • Mohamad Kamal A Rahim School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
  • Noor Asniza Murad School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
  • Bambang Setia Nugroho Telkom University, Bandung, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/elektrika.v21n2.408

Abstract

This paper presents the design and simulation of a meandered bowtie frequency reconfigurable wearable antenna for a 5G health monitoring application. The antenna is based on a transdermal patch as the substrate, hence it offers convenience when it is applied on a user as compared to other recent developed wearable antennas. The antenna can cater to various frequencies especially the 5G frequency bands in Malaysia (700MHz, 3.5GHz) and Indonesia (2.3 GHz, 3.4 - 3.6 GHz). Studies on the deployment of the antenna on a body phantom are also presented in this paper as well as several techniques to reduce the on-body effects. Results have shown that the design can be a promising candidate in wearable healthcare monitoring applications as well as a reference for future research and studies.

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Published

2022-09-01

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2022): August

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How to Cite

On-Body Performance of a Frequency Reconfigurable Wearable Antenna for 5G Health Monitoring Application. (2022). ELEKTRIKA- Journal of Electrical Engineering, 21(2), 77-81. https://doi.org/10.11113/elektrika.v21n2.408