Dual-Band Wearable MIMO Antenna for WiFi Sensing Applications.

Area of Science:

• Electrical Engineering
• Wireless Communication
• Antenna Design

Background:

• WiFi 6/6E (IEEE 802.11ax) utilizes MIMO and OFDMA to boost throughput.
• Wearable devices offer potential for applications like tracking and vital sign monitoring.
• Existing wearable antennas face challenges with body loading effects.

Purpose of the Study:

• To propose a wearable small dual-band MIMO antenna for WiFi 6/6E.
• To enhance antenna performance for wearable tracking and sensing applications.
• To evaluate the antenna's performance in an indoor MIMO environment.

Main Methods:

• Design of a wearable dual-band antenna on felt or denim substrate.
• Integration of a conductive reflector layer to improve gain and reduce body loading.
• Fabrication and performance testing in a sample indoor MIMO setting.

Main Results:

• The proposed antenna demonstrates improved gain and reduced sensitivity to body loading.
• Successful implementation of a wearable MIMO antenna for WiFi tracking and sensing.
• Performance evaluation in an indoor MIMO setting confirmed its viability.

Conclusions:

• The wearable dual-band MIMO antenna is suitable for WiFi 6/6E tracking and sensing.
• The design effectively mitigates body loading effects, enhancing reliability.
• This antenna technology supports advanced applications for wearable devices.