BodyWave™ Antenna
Wearable Antennas for On-body Applications
Our BodyWave™ wearable antenna range is designed with the challenges of on-body wireless communications in mind. Increased radiation efficiency, increased detuning immunity, and our unique BodyWave™ propagation combine to support communication links even in the most challenging environments.
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Body blocking is a persistent challenge with wireless wearables. This happens when the human body blocks the antenna's wireless transmission path, causing the signal to weaken or drop out as the radio waves are either reflected or absorbed by the body.
BodyWave™ solves this by generating waves that flow efficiently around the body, maintaining and supporting a stable communication link even when the body is blocking the direct signal path.
Compact and Powerful
The BodyWave™ antenna is an on-ground Surface Mount Device (SMD) antenna component that is optimized for wearable applications. It can produce body waves that facilitate wireless communications when there is no direct line of sight with on-body or off-body receivers
Our BodyWave™ antenna technology is significantly better suited to wearable applications than off-the-shelf antennas. When compared to commercially available chip and printed antennas, they are designed to increase coverage in directions typically obscured by the human body, with an increased Non-Line-of-Sight (NLoS) link budget of 10-20 dB.
The BodyWave™ Antenna Range
360° Coverage
BodyWave™ helps reduce drop-outs, giving excellent range and reliability for body-mounted devices subject to shadowing in unpredictable and dynamic applications.
Efficiency
The antenna maintains high radiation efficiency for its miniature size, even when close to the human body or mounted on very small ground planes.
Repeatability
Designed for wearable applications which can cause unpredictable wireless performance, the antenna is resistant to detuning caused by human body proximity.
Power
BodyWave™ dramatically reduces power consumption when compared to high transmission (Tx) power-hungry amplifier solutions currently used to address body shadowing.
Real-time Data
BodyWave™ antenna technology offers reliable real-time data acquisition, enabling full-story analysis and comprehensive reporting for critical applications.
Rapid Deployment
Fully compatible with existing chipsets, our seamless integration process and product support enable rapid deployment with minimal radio frequency (RF) expertise.
Compact Size
A compact form factor enables easy incorporation into miniaturized, low-profile wearable devices, ensuring seamless compatibility and optimal performance.
Cost
A single antenna system reduces materials by eliminating the need for amplifiers, simplifying design and enabling cost-effective production for wearables.
Enabling the Next Generation of Wearables
By reducing detrimental Non-Line-of-Sight effects, BodyWave™ facilitates many previously impossible applications with enhanced range, reliability, and 360-degree coverage for real-time data acquisition and wireless localization.
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BodyWave™ Wearable Antenna Applications
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Highly regarded for our seamless integration capabilities, our proven assessment to deployment process ensures excellent user experience for both product teams and end users.
- Support with integration and layout recommendations
- Customer equipment test and measurement characterisation using in-house wireless wearable testbeds to help improve wireless performance
- Matching network, transmission line, RF circuitry, and product design services