@inproceedings{8a73232bb7b449868c2259efcf892c1d,
title = "Human EMF Exposure in Wearable Networks for Internet of Battlefield Things",
abstract = "Numerous antenna design approaches for wearable applications have been investigated in the literature. As on-body wearable communications become more ingrained in our daily activities, the necessity to investigate the impacts of these networks burgeons as a major requirement. In this study, we investigate the human electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure effect from on-body wearable devices at 2.4 GHz and 60 GHz, and compare the results to illustrate how the technology evolution to higher frequencies from wearable communications can impact our health. Our results suggest the average specific absorption rate (SAR) at 60 GHz can exceed the regulatory guidelines within a certain separation distance between a wearable device and the human skin surface. To the best of authors' knowledge, this is the first work that explicitly compares the human EMF exposure at different operating frequencies for on-body wearable communications, which provides a direct roadmap in design of wearable devices to be deployed in the Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT).",
keywords = "Human EMF exposure, IoBT, On-body network, SAR, Wearable device",
author = "Imtiaz Nasim and Seungmo Kim",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 IEEE.; 2019 IEEE Military Communications Conference, MILCOM 2019 ; Conference date: 12-11-2019 Through 14-11-2019",
year = "2019",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1109/MILCOM47813.2019.9020889",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings - IEEE Military Communications Conference MILCOM",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
booktitle = "MILCOM 2019 - 2019 IEEE Military Communications Conference",
address = "United States",
}
