Advances in Body-Centric Wireless Communication
Applications and state-of-the-art
Published on 31. May 2016
Book
Hardback
456 pages
978-1-84919-989-6 (ISBN)
Description
Body centric wireless networking and communications is an emerging 4G technology for short (1-5 m) and very short (below 1 m) range communications systems, used to connect devices worn on (or in) the body, or between two people in close proximity. It has great potential for applications in healthcare delivery, entertainment, surveillance, and emergency services. This book brings together contributions from a multidisciplinary team of researchers in the field of wireless and mobile communications, signal processing and medical measurements to present the underlying theory, implementation challenges and applications of this exciting new technology.
Topics covered include: diversity and cooperative communications in body area networks; ultra wideband radio channel characterisation for body-centric wireless communication; sparse characterisation of body-centric radio channels; antenna / human body interactions in the 60 GHz band; antennas for ingestible capsule telemetry; in vivo wireless channel modelling; diversity and MIMO for efficient front-end design of body-centric wireless communications devices; on-body antennas and radio channels for GPS applications; textile substrate integrated waveguide technology for the next-generation wearable microwave systems; ultra wideband body-centric networks for localisation and motion capture application; down scaling to the nano-scale in body-centric nano-networks; and the road ahead for body-centric wireless communication and networks.
Topics covered include: diversity and cooperative communications in body area networks; ultra wideband radio channel characterisation for body-centric wireless communication; sparse characterisation of body-centric radio channels; antenna / human body interactions in the 60 GHz band; antennas for ingestible capsule telemetry; in vivo wireless channel modelling; diversity and MIMO for efficient front-end design of body-centric wireless communications devices; on-body antennas and radio channels for GPS applications; textile substrate integrated waveguide technology for the next-generation wearable microwave systems; ultra wideband body-centric networks for localisation and motion capture application; down scaling to the nano-scale in body-centric nano-networks; and the road ahead for body-centric wireless communication and networks.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Stevenage
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
839 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84919-989-6 (9781849199896)
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Persons
Dr. Qammer H. Abbasi is an Assistant Research Scientist in the Center for Remote Healthcare Technology and System Extension at Qatar in ECEN Department, Texas A&M University at Qatar and also a Visiting Research Fellow at Queen Mary University of London (UK). Dr. Abbasi has contributed to a patent, more than 100 leading international technical journal and conference papers in addition to 4 books.
Dr Masood Ur Rehman is a Lecturer in the Centre for Wireless Research at University of Bedfordshire (UK). He has authored 2 books, 3 book chapters, over 50 technical papers in leading journals and peer-reviewed conferences and contributed to one patent.
Dr. Khalid Qaraqe is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Texas A&M University at Qatar. He has published more than 150 papers and written 9 book chapters. He is managing director for the Center for Remote Health Care Extension at Qatar in Texas A&M University at Qatar.
Dr Akram Alomainy is an Associate Professor in the Antennas and Electromagnetics Research Group and Industry Strategy Coordinator at the School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary University of London (UK). He has authored one book, five book chapters and more than 200 technical papers in leading journals and peer-reviewed conferences.
Dr Masood Ur Rehman is a Lecturer in the Centre for Wireless Research at University of Bedfordshire (UK). He has authored 2 books, 3 book chapters, over 50 technical papers in leading journals and peer-reviewed conferences and contributed to one patent.
Dr. Khalid Qaraqe is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Texas A&M University at Qatar. He has published more than 150 papers and written 9 book chapters. He is managing director for the Center for Remote Health Care Extension at Qatar in Texas A&M University at Qatar.
Dr Akram Alomainy is an Associate Professor in the Antennas and Electromagnetics Research Group and Industry Strategy Coordinator at the School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary University of London (UK). He has authored one book, five book chapters and more than 200 technical papers in leading journals and peer-reviewed conferences.
Content
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Diversity and cooperative communications in body area networks
Chapter 3: Ultra wideband radio channel characterisation for body-centric wireless communication
Chapter 4: Sparse characterization of body-centric radio channels
Chapter 5: Antenna/human body interactions in the 60 GHz band: state of knowledge and recent advances
Chapter 6: Antennas for ingestible capsule telemetry
Chapter 7: In vivo wireless channel modeling
Chapter 8: Diversity and MIMO for efficient front-end design of body-centric wireless communications devices
Chapter 9: On-body antennas and radio channels for GPS applications
Chapter 10: Textile substrate integrated waveguide technology for the next-generation wearable microwave systems
Chapter 11: Ultra wideband body-centric networks for localisation and motion capture applications
Chapter 12: Down scaling to the nano-scale in body-centric nano-networks
Chapter 13: The road ahead for body-centric wireless communication and networks
Chapter 2: Diversity and cooperative communications in body area networks
Chapter 3: Ultra wideband radio channel characterisation for body-centric wireless communication
Chapter 4: Sparse characterization of body-centric radio channels
Chapter 5: Antenna/human body interactions in the 60 GHz band: state of knowledge and recent advances
Chapter 6: Antennas for ingestible capsule telemetry
Chapter 7: In vivo wireless channel modeling
Chapter 8: Diversity and MIMO for efficient front-end design of body-centric wireless communications devices
Chapter 9: On-body antennas and radio channels for GPS applications
Chapter 10: Textile substrate integrated waveguide technology for the next-generation wearable microwave systems
Chapter 11: Ultra wideband body-centric networks for localisation and motion capture applications
Chapter 12: Down scaling to the nano-scale in body-centric nano-networks
Chapter 13: The road ahead for body-centric wireless communication and networks