Imperial College London
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ProfessorDarioFarina

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering

Chair in Neurorehabilitation Engineering
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 1387d.farina Website

 
 
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Location

 

RSM 4.15Royal School of MinesSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Stango:2016:10.1371/journal.pone.0164987,
author = {Stango, A and Yazdandoost, KY and Negro, F and Farina, D},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0164987},
journal = {PLOS One},
title = {Characterization of in-body to on-body wireless radio frequency link for upper limb prostheses.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164987},
volume = {11},
year = {2016}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Wireless implanted devices can be used to interface patients with disabilities with the aim of restoring impaired motor functions. Implanted devices that record and transmit electromyographic (EMG) signals have been applied for the control of active prostheses. This simulation study investigates the propagation losses and the absorption rate of a wireless radio frequency link for in-to-on body communication in the medical implant communication service (MICS) frequency band to control myoelectric upper limb prostheses. The implanted antenna is selected and a suitable external antenna is designed. The characterization of both antennas is done by numerical simulations. A heterogeneous 3D body model and a 3D electromagnetic solver have been used to model the path loss and to characterize the specific absorption rate (SAR). The path loss parameters were extracted and the SAR was characterized, verifying the compliance with the guideline limits. The path loss model has been also used for a preliminary link budget analysis to determine the feasibility of such system compliant with the IEEE 802.15.6 standard. The resulting link margin of 11 dB confirms the feasibility of the system proposed.
AU  - Stango,A
AU  - Yazdandoost,KY
AU  - Negro,F
AU  - Farina,D
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0164987
PY  - 2016///
SN  - 1932-6203
TI  - Characterization of in-body to on-body wireless radio frequency link for upper limb prostheses.
T2  - PLOS One
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164987
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27764182
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/44427
VL  - 11
ER  -
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