A new small conformal antenna for capsule endoscopy

Rula Alrawashdeh, Yi Huang, Ping Cao, Eng Lim

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Abstract

In this paper the design of a very small meandered type antenna for capsule endoscopy is presented. This antenna is conformal to the outer wall of the capsule and has an ultrawide bandwidth, thus it can overcome the detuning effect which may happen when the capsule passes different tissues and parts within the digestive tract and also support higher rates of data transmission. The simulation results show that this 10 mm length antenna has a bandwidth of 785 MHZ (215-1000 MHz) for VSWR<2, which is a much wider bandwidth and smaller in size than reported existing designs. The radiation pattern of this antenna is omnidirectional that is optimum for such applications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 7th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2013
Pages220-223
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Event2013 7th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2013 - Gothenburg, Sweden
Duration: 8 Apr 201312 Apr 2013

Publication series

Name2013 7th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2013

Conference

Conference2013 7th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2013
Country/TerritorySweden
CityGothenburg
Period8/04/1312/04/13

Keywords

  • Comformal antennas
  • MedRadio
  • capsule endoscopy
  • wideband antenna

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