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Author Spotlight: Deciphering the Mysteries of Skeletal Muscle Fiber Types Using the MyDoBID Technique
Published on: September 22, 2023
Communication channel modeling of human forearm with muscle fiber tissue characteristics
Shuang Zhang1,2,3,4,1, Sio Hang Pun1,2, Peng Un Mak1,2
1The State Key Laboratory of Analog & Mixed-signal VLSI, University of Macau, Macau SAR, China.
Abstract:
Human-Body Communication (HBC) is a wireless communication method using the human body tissue as a transmission medium for signals. This paper on the basis of human muscle fiber tissues' characteristics, it is first proposed to establish the analytical model of galvanic coupling human-body communication channel. In this model, the parallel and the transverse electrical characteristics of muscular tissue are fully considered, and the model accurately presents the transmission mechanism of galvanic coupling human-body communication signals in the channel. At last, through compare with the experimental results and calculation results, the maximum error of the model is 22.4% and the average error is 14.2% within the frequency range.
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