Human EMF Exposure in Wearable Networks for Internet of Battlefield Things

Imtiaz Nasim; Seungmo Kim

doi:10.1109/MILCOM47813.2019.9020889

Human EMF Exposure in Wearable Networks for Internet of Battlefield Things

Imtiaz Nasim
, Seungmo Kim

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Georgia Southern University

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13 Scopus citations

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).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	MILCOM 2019 - 2019 IEEE Military Communications Conference
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728142807
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM47813.2019.9020889
State	Published - Nov 2019
Event	2019 IEEE Military Communications Conference, MILCOM 2019 - Norfolk, United States Duration: Nov 12 2019 → Nov 14 2019

Publication series

Name	Proceedings - IEEE Military Communications Conference MILCOM
Volume	2019-November

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Conference	2019 IEEE Military Communications Conference, MILCOM 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Norfolk
Period	11/12/19 → 11/14/19

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

Human EMF exposure
IoBT
On-body network
SAR
Wearable device

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Nasim, I., & Kim, S. (2019). Human EMF Exposure in Wearable Networks for Internet of Battlefield Things. In MILCOM 2019 - 2019 IEEE Military Communications Conference Article 9020889 (Proceedings - IEEE Military Communications Conference MILCOM; Vol. 2019-November). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM47813.2019.9020889

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Nasim, I & Kim, S 2019, Human EMF Exposure in Wearable Networks for Internet of Battlefield Things. in MILCOM 2019 - 2019 IEEE Military Communications Conference., 9020889, Proceedings - IEEE Military Communications Conference MILCOM, vol. 2019-November, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019 IEEE Military Communications Conference, MILCOM 2019, Norfolk, United States, 11/12/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM47813.2019.9020889

Human EMF Exposure in Wearable Networks for Internet of Battlefield Things. / Nasim, Imtiaz; Kim, Seungmo.
MILCOM 2019 - 2019 IEEE Military Communications Conference. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. 9020889 (Proceedings - IEEE Military Communications Conference MILCOM; Vol. 2019-November).

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