Wearable Textile Patch DSSRS Antenna for Body Tumors Detection with Reduced SAR
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https://doi.org/10.31436/iiumej.v26i1.3221Keywords:
antenna, Wideband, Cancer, Breast phantom, Tumor detection, MicrowaveAbstract
The purpose of this study is to present a lightweight wearable (jeans) monopole antenna configuration for body area network (BAN) communication, breast and head tumors detections with back lobe reduction (i.e., low SAR), and it does so without introducing any special methodologies like as, AMC, EBG, HIS. The planned antenna has dual symmetrical slots as well as a ring-shaped slot (DSSRS) at the top, and it is in the form of a radiating rectangular patch with a ground plane. The design procedure has been finished with the help of CST MWS, and the next step will be to fine-tune the parameters of the antenna structure to achieve resonance at the ISM band (5.79 GHz). Testing for BAN, breast, and brain tumor detection was done using this prototype. With the proper impedance matching, the antenna achieves an operational bandwidth of 5.798 GHz (5.739–5.865 GHz), 5.77 GHz (5.715–5.838 GHz), 5.77 GHz (5.718–5.843 GHz) and 5.78 GHz (5.725–5.834 GHz), with an overall peak gain of 8.18 dBi, 7.69 dBi, 5.73 dBi, and 4.59 dBi; when proposed antenna placed on the free space, on the body, on the breast, and the head respectively. The suggested antenna meets the specific absorption rate (SAR) standards given by the FCC (1 gm) and the ICNIRP (10 gm).
ABSTRAK: Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membentangkan konfigurasi antena monopole ringan boleh pakai (jenis jeans) untuk komunikasi rangkaian kawasan badan (BAN), pengesanan tumor payudara dan kepala dengan pengurangan lobus belakang (iaitu, SAR rendah), tanpa menggunakan metodologi khas seperti AMC, EBG, atau HIS. Antena yang dicadangkan mempunyai dua slot simetri (dual symmetrical slots) serta slot berbentuk cincin (DSSRS) di bahagian atas, dan berbentuk patch segi empat tepat yang memancar dengan satah tanah. Prosedur reka bentuk telah diselesaikan dengan bantuan perisian CST MWS, dan langkah seterusnya adalah untuk menyesuaikan parameter struktur antena bagi mencapai resonans pada jalur ISM (5.79 GHz). Ujian untuk BAN, pengesanan tumor payudara, dan tumor otak telah dijalankan menggunakan prototaip ini. Dengan padanan impedans yang betul, antena ini mencapai lebar jalur operasi sebanyak 5.798 GHz (5.739–5.865 GHz), 5.77 GHz (5.715–5.838 GHz), 5.77 GHz (5.718–5.843 GHz), dan 5.78 GHz (5.725–5.834 GHz), dengan pencapaian keuntungan puncak keseluruhan sebanyak 8.18 dBi, 7.69 dBi, 5.73 dBi, dan 4.59 dBi; apabila antena yang dicadangkan diletakkan di ruang bebas, pada badan, pada payudara, dan pada kepala masing-masing. Antena yang dicadangkan memenuhi piawaian kadar penyerapan spesifik (SAR) yang ditetapkan oleh FCC (1 gm) dan ICNIRP (10 gm)
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