TY  - JOUR
T1  - Design of Printed Antenna for Heart Failure Detection
AU - Krishna, T. Pranaya AU - Reddy, C. Manoj AU - Reddy, P. Srinivas AU - Ammal, M. Neelaveni 
JO  - Research Journal of Medical Sciences
VL  - 10
IS  - 5
SP  - 517
EP  - 520
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-9346
DO  - rjmsci.2016.517.520
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjmsci.2016.517.520
KW  - Printed antenna
KW  -unidirectional antenna
KW  -ultra-high frequency antenna
KW  -array antenna
KW  -corporate feed antenna
AB  - The main aim of this project is to detect heart failure at the early stages using a printed array antenna. A printed antenna which is specifically designed for an early heart failure detection system operating at the ultra-high frequency band, is presented. The design procedure starts with a array structure that includes a printed antenna and a loaded patch. To significantly improve the antenna’s working at various frequency the array structure is used. The array antenna used is of dimensions 27.0×35.8×1.6 mm. The polarization used is linear polarization and antenna operates in a frequency of 1-5 GHz, mainly utilizing the frequency at 2.4 GHz for the intended project outcome. The final tested antenna achieves a peak gain of -6.83 and directivity of 5.69 db. The antenna in addition to a compact microwave transceiver and an adjustable platform are then used to build a monostatic-radar-based heart failure detection system. The system is tested on an artificial torso phantom to verify the potential of such a system in the early detection of heart failure. The system detects the difference in the applied waves and the scattered waves from the human body.
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