Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Different Types of Microstrip Filters for UWB Communication -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Previous Work -- 1.2.1 Multiband Microwave Filter for a Wireless Communication System -- 1.2.2 Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Bandpass Filter -- 1.2.3 Ultra-Wideband Filter with Notch Band Characteristic -- 1.3 Conclusions -- References -- 2 Design, Isolation Analysis, and Characterization of 2×2/4×4 MIMO Antennas for High-Speed Wireless Applications -- 2.1 Introduction

2.2 Understanding 2×2 MIMO Antenna Configuration -- 2.3 Diversity Performance Analysis of 2×2 UWB-MIMO/Dual-Polarization/UWB: Single, Dual, Triple, and Four Notched Bands -- 2.4 4×4 MIMO Antenna -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Various Antenna Array Designs Using Scilab Software: An Exploratory Study -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Scilab: An Open-Source Software Solution -- 3.3 Antenna Array Design Using Scilab: Codes and Results -- 3.4 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Conformal Wearable Antenna Design, Implementation and Challenges -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Conformal Antenna

4.2.1 Singly Curved Surfaces -- 4.3 Characteristics of Conformal Antenna -- 4.3.1 Radiation Pattern -- 4.3.2 Scan-Invariant Pattern -- 4.3.3 Phase-Scanned Pattern -- 4.3.4 Polarization -- 4.4 Design Methodology Antenna Modeling -- 4.4.1 Overview -- 4.4.2 Geometry and Calculation of Planar MSA -- 4.4.3 Calculated and Optimized Value of Antenna -- 4.5 Wearable Conformal Antenna -- 4.5.1 Wearable Technology -- 4.5.2 Wearable Devices for Medical Systems -- 4.5.3 Wearable Medical Devices Applications -- 4.5.4 Measurement of Human Body Temperature -- 4.5.5 Measurement of Blood Pressure

4.5.6 Measurement of Heart Rate -- 4.5.7 Measurement of Respiration Rate -- 4.5.8 Measurement of Sweat Rate -- 4.5.9 Measurement of Human Gait -- 4.6 Textile and Cloth Fabric Wearable Antennas -- 4.6.1 Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) -- 4.6.2 Interaction with Human Body -- 4.6.3 Wearable Devices Tracking and Monitoring Doctors -- 4.6.4 Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) -- 4.7 Design of Liquid Crystalline Polymer (LCP) Based Wearable Antenna -- 4.7.1 Dimensions of the Proposed Model -- 4.7.2 Slot Loaded Ground: (Defective Ground Structure DGS) -- 4.7.3 Radiation Characteristics

4.8 Result Discussion and Analysis -- 4.9 Challenges and Future Needs -- 4.10 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Design and Analysis of On-Body Wearable Antenna with AMC Backing for ISM Band Applications -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Design of Star-Shape with AMC Backed Structure -- 5.2.1 Characterization of AMC Unit Cell -- 5.3 Discussion of Results of Star-Shaped Antenna with AMC Structure -- 5.3.1 Bending Analysis of Star-Shaped Antenna with AMC Backed Structure -- 5.4 On-Body Placement Analysis of Proposed Antenna with AMC Structure -- 5.4.1 Specific Absorption Rate Analysis

5.4.2 On-Body Gain of the Star-Shaped Antenna With and Without AMC.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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