Design of a 3D Printed UWB Antenna for a Low-Cost Wireless Heart and Respiration Rate Monitoring

This paper introduces an ultra-wideband (UWB) horn antenna for a low-cost wireless heart and respiration rate monitoring that is manufactured by a 3D printing technology. The proposed design operates within 3.1-10.6 GHz. The horn antenna is designed within the 15-dB gain which is sufficient to be us...

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Main Authors: N. ‘A., Alias, S. M., Shaharum, M. S. A., Karim
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2020
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description This paper introduces an ultra-wideband (UWB) horn antenna for a low-cost wireless heart and respiration rate monitoring that is manufactured by a 3D printing technology. The proposed design operates within 3.1-10.6 GHz. The horn antenna is designed within the 15-dB gain which is sufficient to be used in medical system. The horn was designed to calculate the gain in MATLAB using an approximation method and simulated using CST Microwave Studio. The proposed antenna is 4-6 GHz (G-Band) operating. A printed antenna which is supported by WR-187 rectangular waveguide is fabricated using low cost polylactic acid (PLA). The surface is then metalized using copper tape on the inside. The simulation result of reflection coefficient for different conductivity and thickness of coating metal is compared, the developed 3D printed antenna successfully operated within given frequency range of 3-11 GHz which covered the ultra-wideband frequency range.
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spelling ump-287682022-06-20T03:10:11Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28768/ Design of a 3D Printed UWB Antenna for a Low-Cost Wireless Heart and Respiration Rate Monitoring N. ‘A., Alias S. M., Shaharum M. S. A., Karim TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering This paper introduces an ultra-wideband (UWB) horn antenna for a low-cost wireless heart and respiration rate monitoring that is manufactured by a 3D printing technology. The proposed design operates within 3.1-10.6 GHz. The horn antenna is designed within the 15-dB gain which is sufficient to be used in medical system. The horn was designed to calculate the gain in MATLAB using an approximation method and simulated using CST Microwave Studio. The proposed antenna is 4-6 GHz (G-Band) operating. A printed antenna which is supported by WR-187 rectangular waveguide is fabricated using low cost polylactic acid (PLA). The surface is then metalized using copper tape on the inside. The simulation result of reflection coefficient for different conductivity and thickness of coating metal is compared, the developed 3D printed antenna successfully operated within given frequency range of 3-11 GHz which covered the ultra-wideband frequency range. IOP Publishing 2020 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28768/13/Design%20of%20a%203D%20Printed%20UWB%20Antenna%20for%20a%20Low-Cost%20Wireless%20Heart%20and%20Respiration%20Rate.pdf N. ‘A., Alias and S. M., Shaharum and M. S. A., Karim (2020) Design of a 3D Printed UWB Antenna for a Low-Cost Wireless Heart and Respiration Rate Monitoring. In: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, International Conference on Technology, Engineering and Sciences (ICTES) 2020 , 17-18 April 2020 , Penang, Malaysia. pp. 1-10., 917 (012041). (Unpublished) (Unpublished) https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/917/1/012041
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
N. ‘A., Alias
S. M., Shaharum
M. S. A., Karim
Design of a 3D Printed UWB Antenna for a Low-Cost Wireless Heart and Respiration Rate Monitoring
title Design of a 3D Printed UWB Antenna for a Low-Cost Wireless Heart and Respiration Rate Monitoring
title_full Design of a 3D Printed UWB Antenna for a Low-Cost Wireless Heart and Respiration Rate Monitoring
title_fullStr Design of a 3D Printed UWB Antenna for a Low-Cost Wireless Heart and Respiration Rate Monitoring
title_full_unstemmed Design of a 3D Printed UWB Antenna for a Low-Cost Wireless Heart and Respiration Rate Monitoring
title_short Design of a 3D Printed UWB Antenna for a Low-Cost Wireless Heart and Respiration Rate Monitoring
title_sort design of a 3d printed uwb antenna for a low-cost wireless heart and respiration rate monitoring
topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
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