Title Intrabody communication based on capacitive method
Title (croatian) Prijenos signala ljudskim tijelom zasnovan na kapacitivnoj metodi
Author Željka Lučev Vasić MBZ: 303144
Mentor Mario Cifrek (mentor)
Committee member Mario Cifrek (član povjerenstva)
Granter University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (Department of Electronic Systems and Information Processing) Zagreb
Defense date and country 2014, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline TECHNICAL SCIENCES Computing Data Processing
Universal decimal classification (UDC ) 621.3 - Electrical engineering
Abstract In an intrabody communication (IBC) system the human body is used as a part of a communication channel between the transmitters and receivers placed on the surface of the skin, in its vicinity, or implanted inside the user’s body. IBC systems use lower frequency band than standard wireless systems, and they have lower power consumption and lower range. Possible applications of IBC technology are broad: from biotelemetry and medicine to the communication between various electronic devices and security systems. This doctoral thesis is focused on analysis and modelling of a transmission path of an intrabody communication system, and on the design of very low power transmitters and receivers. Transmission characteristic of the capacitive IBC system depends on the tissue characteristics and signal path, defined by the positions of the transmitter and receiver, placement of the transmitter and receiver electrodes on the body, and surrounding environment. A procedure proposed for measuring IBC channel transmission characteristic in the frequency range from 100 kHz to 100 MHz provides galvanic decoupling of the measuring equipment from the IBC channel. Using a proposed measurement procedure, the influences of the type, size, and position of the transmitter and receiver electrodes, and the influence of the environment were investigated and theoretically explained. The conclusions were confirmed by the in vivo measurements in a realistic communication scenario, on a larger number of test subjects with different anatomical characteristics, for several static and dynamic body positions. Employing the measurement results analysis, a model of a capacitive intrabody communication system operating at discrete frequencies up to 100 MHz, based on lumped parameters and transmission lines was created. The guidelines for IBC transmitter and receiver design, optimal in the sense of power requirements, signal transmission quality, and dimensions were given, based on the developed model and in vivo measurements. Finally, the results of this thesis were applied in the development of an operating IBC system prototype.
Abstract (croatian) Sustavi za prijenos signala ljudskim tijelom (engl. intrabody communication, IBC) koriste čovjeka kao dio komunikacijskog kanala između odašiljača i prijamnika smještenih na površinu tijela, u neposrednu blizinu tijela, ili implantiranih unutar tijela korisnika. IBC sustavi rade na nižim frekvencijama nego standardni bežični sustavi i sukladno tome imaju manju potrošnju i manji domet. Moguće primjene IBC tehnologije su vrlo široke: od biotelemetrije i medicine s jedne strane do komunikacije između različitih elektroničkih uređaja i sigurnosnih sustava s druge strane. Ova doktorska disertacija se bavi analizom i modeliranjem prijenosnog puta kapacitivnog sustava za prijenos signala ljudskim tijelom, te razvojem odašiljača i prijamnika vrlo niske potrošnje. Prijenosna karakteristika IBC sustava ovisi o svojstvima tkiva i putu signala definiranom položajem odašiljača i prijamnika, načinom spajanja odašiljačkih i prijamnih elektroda na tijelo, te karakteristikama okoline. Postupak mjerenja prijenosne karakteritike IBC sustava u frekvencijskom području od 100 kHz do 100 MHz omogućava galvansko odvajanje mjerne opreme od IBC sustava. Tim postupkom su ispitani utjecaji tipa, vrste i položaja odašiljačkih i prijamnih elektroda, te utjecaj bliže okoline, koji je i teoretski objašnjen. Zaključci su potvrđeni in vivo mjerenjima provedenim u realnim uvjetima na većem broju ispitanika različitih anatomskih obilježja, za nekoliko statičkih i dinamičkih položaja tijela. Definirane su smjernice za izbor radne frekvencije i izlazne snage odašiljača te osjetljivosti prijamnika, temeljene na razvijenom modelu i provedenim mjerenjima. Rezultati istraživanja su primijenjeni prilikom razvoja prototipa kapacitivnog sustava za prijenos signala ljudskim tijelom.
Keywords
intrabody communication (IBC)
capacitive coupling
transmission characteristic
human body positions
human body movements
human body modelling
lumped parameters
transmission lines
electrode configuration
transceiver design
Keywords (croatian)
prijenos signala ljudskim tijelom
prijenosna karakteristika
položaji ljudskog tijela
pokreti ljudskog tijela
modeliranje ljudskog tijela
koncentrirani parametri
prijenosne linije
konfiguracije elektroda
projektiranje primopredajnika
Language english
URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:168:761582
Study programme Title: Electrical Engineering and Computing Study programme type: university Study level: postgraduate Academic / professional title: Doktor znanosti elektrotehnike i računarstva (Doktor znanosti elektrotehnike i računarstva)
Type of resource Text
Extent 164 str. ; 30 cm.
File origin Born digital
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