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Power controlled FM-UWB system with a wideband RF carrier for body area network applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2014

Heejong Lee ,
Seok-Jae Lee ,
Won-Sang Yoon  and
Sang-Min Han
Heejong Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Info. & Comm. Eng., Soonchunhyang University, Chungnam 336–745, Republic of Korea. Phone: +82 41 530 1343 U–Tel Co., Ltd., Gunpo, Gyeonggi 435–832, Republic of Korea
Seok-Jae Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Info. & Comm. Eng., Soonchunhyang University, Chungnam 336–745, Republic of Korea. Phone: +82 41 530 1343
Won-Sang Yoon
Affiliation:
Samsung Thales Ltd., Seongnam, Gyeonggi 463-400, Republic of Korea
Sang-Min Han*
Affiliation:
Department of Info. & Comm. Eng., Soonchunhyang University, Chungnam 336–745, Republic of Korea. Phone: +82 41 530 1343
*
Corresponding author: S.-M. Han Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

An FM-ultra-wideband (UWB) system with a wideband RF carrier (WRC) is proposed for wireless body area network applications. The proposed system can control the channel power by means of an adjustable carrier bandwidth (BW), while the conventional one with a CW carrier (CWC) makes use of peak power control. The implemented WRC system performances have been evaluated for the WRC generation and digital data transmission. In addition, transmission performances have been compared with that of a conventional CWC system by bit-error-rate (BER) tests. For random data of a 29−1 pattern at a data-rate of 64 kbps, in spite of the flexible carrier BW, the WRC system has presented excellent transmission capability compared with that of the CWC system.

Keywords

Wireless systems and signal processing (SDR, MIMO, UWB, etc.)Sensors
Type
Research Papers
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 6 , Issue 5: MEMSWAVE Symposium 2013 , October 2014 , pp. 537 - 541
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2014 

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