Abstract
Research interest has strongly focused on developing a method for effectively transmitting bio-signals over a distance using a wireless wearable device. In this paper, we describe a procedure for the design and fabrication of a wearable antenna based on embroidering conductive threads to clothing capable of transmitting electrocardiogram signals. 3D electromagnetic simulation software and embroidery software were used to design and fabricate the conductive thread-based antenna, respectively. The measurement results show that the reflection coefficient of the fabricated antenna prototype exhibits excellent antenna impedance matching characteristics of less than -10dB in the Zigbee 2.4GHz frequency band. We also verified that the electrocardiogram data could be effectively received and monitored in real-time by a receiver 220m away from the transmitter.
| Translated title of the contribution | An ECG monitoring system using a conductive thread-based wearable antenna |
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| Original language | Korean |
| Pages (from-to) | 10-15 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | 한국산학기술학회논문지 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2017 |