A Twin Spiral Planar Antenna for UWB Medical Radars
Joint Authors
Pisa, Stefano
Zito, Giuseppe A.
Staderini, Enrico M.
Source
International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-01-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A planar-spiral antenna to be used in an ultrawideband (UWB) radar system for heart activity monitoring is presented.
The antenna, named “twin,” is constituted by two spiral dipoles in a compact structure.
The reflection coefficient at the feed point of the dipoles is lower than −8 dB over the 3–12 GHz band, while the two-dipoles coupling is about −20 dB.
The radiated beam is perpendicular to the plane of the spiral, so the antenna is wearable and it may be an optimal radiator for a medical UWB radar for heart rate detection.
The designed antenna has been also used to check some hypotheses about the UWB radar heart activity detection mechanism.
The radiation impedance variation, caused by the thorax vibrations associated with heart activity, seems to be the most likely explanation of the UWB radar operation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zito, Giuseppe A.& Staderini, Enrico M.& Pisa, Stefano. 2013. A Twin Spiral Planar Antenna for UWB Medical Radars. International Journal of Antennas and Propagation،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-490325
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zito, Giuseppe A.…[et al.]. A Twin Spiral Planar Antenna for UWB Medical Radars. International Journal of Antennas and Propagation No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Zito, Giuseppe A.& Staderini, Enrico M.& Pisa, Stefano. A Twin Spiral Planar Antenna for UWB Medical Radars. International Journal of Antennas and Propagation. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-490325
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-490325
