Design of a Novel mmWave Defected Ground Structure Based Elliptical Microstrip Patch Antenna for Body-Centric Communications
This paper presents the design of an innovative millimeter-wave elliptical microstrip patch antenna featuring a defected ground structure for body-centric communication applications. The antenna, with compact dimensions of $8 \times 8 \mathrm{~mm}^{2}$, is constructed on a Rogers RT5880 substrate, which has a relative permittivity of 2.2 and a thickness of 0.508 mm. Its performance is analyzed both in free space and on a human body model. A three-layer human tissue model (skin, fat, and muscle) is developed in CST Microwave Studio to evaluate the influence of body tissues on antenna behavior. The simulation results, including return loss, surface current distribution, and radiation pattern, are discussed in detail.
Authors
- Rami Zegadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8742-4716)
- Mohamed Lamine Bouknia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0518-2988)
- Chemseddine Zebiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9803-9346)
- Issa Elfergani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0440-8025)
- Jonathan Rodrı́guez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9829-0955)
- Djamel Sayad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8179-8127)
- Chahrazad Bensid
Institutions
- University Ferhat Abbas of Setif (DZ)
- Instituto de Telecomunicações (PT)
- University of Skikda (DZ)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/icaecot62402.2024.10828831
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Wireless Body Area Networks
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.18
Funders
- Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
- Direction Générale de la Recherche Scientifique et du Développement Technologique