Performance Analysis and Design Optimization of Wearable RFID Sensor-Antenna System for Healthcare Applications

Real-time tracking, together with monitoring and data collection of human body signals, happens through RFID technology amalgamated with wearable electronics called wearable RFID sensors. Modern sensors find placement in clothing items as well as accessories, and they also operate beneath the skin....

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Main Authors: Waqas Ali, Nizam-Uddin, Muhammad Zahid, Sultan Shoaib
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Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
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description Real-time tracking, together with monitoring and data collection of human body signals, happens through RFID technology amalgamated with wearable electronics called wearable RFID sensors. Modern sensors find placement in clothing items as well as accessories, and they also operate beneath the skin. The sensors serve several applications across healthcare monitoring, together with asset tracking and security system functions. This article delivers an extensive examination of body-area RFID antenna design issues regarding operating frequencies with biological tissue effects and antenna performance, together with safety compliance aspects. A multicomponent antenna system works as an RFID shield and functions for Bluetooth along with Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz), and includes temperature and sweat sensors for healthcare distance monitoring. The designed antenna spans 600 MHz (2.2&#x2013;2.8 GHz) within its <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$25\times 40\times 1.5$ </tex-math></inline-formula> mm3 dimensions. This antenna finds optimal application in wearable systems because it utilizes semi-flexible Rogers RT5880 substrate material. The system obtains miniaturized dimensions through the implementation of two E-shaped slots, which allow the device to operate in the desired frequency range. Stability characteristics allow the antenna to operate properly near human bodies and meet the SAR safety requirements of 1.6 W/kg at its operating frequency. Realistic performance tests produced efficient results close agreement between simulated and measured data, thus validating the design potential as a remote healthcare monitoring solution.
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spelling doaj-art-98dc2d5ee1f142a4b4b0e998e879e9202025-08-25T23:12:30ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-011314554014555510.1109/ACCESS.2025.359651911115058Performance Analysis and Design Optimization of Wearable RFID Sensor-Antenna System for Healthcare ApplicationsWaqas Ali0https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3792-0379 Nizam-Uddin1Muhammad Zahid2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8613-2017Sultan Shoaib3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3937-5101Department of Electrical Engineering, HITEC University, Taxila, PakistanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, HITEC University, Taxila, PakistanDepartment of Telecommunication Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Taxila, PakistanDepartment of Engineering, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Hawally, KuwaitReal-time tracking, together with monitoring and data collection of human body signals, happens through RFID technology amalgamated with wearable electronics called wearable RFID sensors. Modern sensors find placement in clothing items as well as accessories, and they also operate beneath the skin. The sensors serve several applications across healthcare monitoring, together with asset tracking and security system functions. This article delivers an extensive examination of body-area RFID antenna design issues regarding operating frequencies with biological tissue effects and antenna performance, together with safety compliance aspects. A multicomponent antenna system works as an RFID shield and functions for Bluetooth along with Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz), and includes temperature and sweat sensors for healthcare distance monitoring. The designed antenna spans 600 MHz (2.2&#x2013;2.8 GHz) within its <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$25\times 40\times 1.5$ </tex-math></inline-formula> mm3 dimensions. This antenna finds optimal application in wearable systems because it utilizes semi-flexible Rogers RT5880 substrate material. The system obtains miniaturized dimensions through the implementation of two E-shaped slots, which allow the device to operate in the desired frequency range. Stability characteristics allow the antenna to operate properly near human bodies and meet the SAR safety requirements of 1.6 W/kg at its operating frequency. Realistic performance tests produced efficient results close agreement between simulated and measured data, thus validating the design potential as a remote healthcare monitoring solution.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11115058/RFID antennasSARsensorshealthcare systemwearable antennasWi-Fi
spellingShingle Waqas Ali
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RFID antennas
SAR
sensors
healthcare system
wearable antennas
Wi-Fi
title Performance Analysis and Design Optimization of Wearable RFID Sensor-Antenna System for Healthcare Applications
title_full Performance Analysis and Design Optimization of Wearable RFID Sensor-Antenna System for Healthcare Applications
title_fullStr Performance Analysis and Design Optimization of Wearable RFID Sensor-Antenna System for Healthcare Applications
title_full_unstemmed Performance Analysis and Design Optimization of Wearable RFID Sensor-Antenna System for Healthcare Applications
title_short Performance Analysis and Design Optimization of Wearable RFID Sensor-Antenna System for Healthcare Applications
title_sort performance analysis and design optimization of wearable rfid sensor antenna system for healthcare applications
topic RFID antennas
SAR
sensors
healthcare system
wearable antennas
Wi-Fi
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