Microstrip Antenna Design for Wireless Body Area Network In / Out

Human Body Medical Applications

Introduction
These days, some vital signs of the human body such as heart rate, blood glucose, blood pressure, and
electrocardiogram (ECG) need to be monitored regularly due to their severe implications on the
human health. Therefore, multiple sensors can be placed on the human body to monitor those vital
signs of the human body. The body-worn sensors store information regarding various physiological
parameters and transmit them to the wearable devices, which further transmit them to the nearest
receiving node. Wireless body-area network (WBAN) has received tremendous attention and interest
during the past decade for its extensive applications in health monitoring, military, and entertainment.
Based on the communication link, WBAN can be classified as in-, on-, and off-body communications.
On-body communication term is used when a wearable antenna communicates with a wearable
medical device. Whereas, off-body communication is said to be a communication between the on-
body bio-medical transceiver device to external wireless transceiver device.
For the off-body link, an antenna is placed on the body to communicate with external devices or
systems. Such antennas require the radiation pattern normal to the body surface and the features of
small size and robust on-body performance. Moreover, multiband and broadband antennas are
preferable options to realize multiple functions.

Goals:
Antenna design and manufacture in Egypt.
Performance monitoring of vital signs of the human body such as heart rate, blood glucose, blood
pressure, and electrocardiogram.
Study of reducing the negative effects of electromagnetic waves on the human body.
Design and manufacture an antenna that matches the desired application in terms of size and function.
Desired Devices & Facilities:
Microwave Signal generator
Digital Oscilloscope
Spectrum analyzeer
Vector Network analyzeer