A novel intrabody communication transceiver for biomedical applications / Mir Hojjat Seyedi, Daniel Lai.

Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Publications; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Symbols; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Human Body Communication; 1.2 Objectives; 1.3 Organization of the Book; 2 Literature Review; 2.1 IBC Specifications and Methods; 2.2 Electrical Properties of the Human Tissues; 2.3 Modeling Methods of Body Tissues; 2.3.1 Human Tissues Parametric Model; 2.3.2 Body Channel Circuit Model; 2.3.3 Finite Element Model (FEM); 2.3.4 Circuit-Coupled FEM Model; 2.3.5 FDTD Model; 2.3.6 Theoretical Electromagnetic Model; 2.4 IBC Transceiver Design; 2.5 IBC Challenges

2.6 Summary3 Experimental Methodology; 3.1 Pre-measurement Preparation and Safety; 3.2 Measurement Setup; 3.2.1 On-Body Electrodes; 3.2.2 Human Body Channel; 3.2.3 Electronic Equipment; 3.3 Summary; 4 Empirical Measurement; 4.1 Influence of Joint-Segments; 4.1.1 Two-Electrode Configuration; 4.1.2 Four-Electrode Configuration; 4.1.3 Discussion; 4.2 Effect of Body Posture on IBC; 4.2.1 Discussion; 4.3 Arm Posture and Effect of Channel Length; 4.3.1 Discussion; 4.4 Environmental Effects on IBC; 4.4.1 Results and Discussion; 4.5 Summary; 5 Body Channel Modeling

5.1 Background on IBC Channel Models5.2 Methods; 5.2.1 Anatomy of the Human Arm; 5.2.2 Limb-Joint Circuit Model; 5.3 Measurement and Simulation; 5.3.1 Empirical Measurement; 5.3.2 Circuit Model Simulation; 5.4 Results; 5.5 Discussion; 5.6 Summary and Conclusion; 6 IBC System Design; 6.1 IBC Hardware Overview; 6.2 High Frequency Pulse Transmission; 6.2.1 Pulse Duty Cycle Effect on IBC; 6.3 IBC Hardware Architecture; 6.3.1 Transmitter Unit; 6.3.2 Analog Front-End (AFE) for Receiver; 6.3.3 Receiver Unit; 6.4 Measurement Results and Discussion; 6.5 Summary and Conclusion; Appendix RTL Schematic