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An attempt to model the human body as a communication channel
Marc Simon Wegmueller1, Andreas Kuhn, Juerg Froehlich
1Integrated Systems Laboratory (IIS), (ETH), Hochstrasse 20, Zurich 8092, Switzerland. mwegmuel@iis.ee.ethz.ch
Abstract:
Using the human body as a transmission medium for electrical signals offers novel data communication in biomedical monitoring systems. In this paper, galvanic coupling is presented as a promising approach for wireless intra-body communication between on-body sensors. The human body is characterized as a transmission medium for electrical current by means of numerical simulations and measurements. Properties of dedicated tissue layers and geometrical body variations are investigated, and different electrodes are compared. The new intra-body communication technology has shown its feasibility in clinical trials. Excellent transmission was achieved between locations on the thorax with a typical signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 20 dB while the attenuation increased along the extremities.
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