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Evaluation of Electromagnetic Dosimetry of Wireless Systems in Complex Indoor Scenarios with Human Body Interaction

Erik Aguirre,

Dr. Erik Aguirre

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department

Universidad Pública de Navarra

Spain

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Javier Arpon,

Dr. Javier Arpon

Universidad Pública de Navarra

Spain

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Leire Azpilicueta,

Dr. Leire Azpilicueta

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department

Public University of Navarre

Spain

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Silvia De Miguel Bilbao,

Dr. Silvia De Miguel Bilbao

Telemedicine and eHealth Research Unit

Health Institute Carlos III

Spain

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Victoria Ramos,

Dr. Victoria Ramos

Telemedicine and eHealth Research Unit

Health Institute Carlos III

Spain

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Francisco J. Falcone

Dr. Francisco J. Falcone

Departamento de Ingenieria Electrica y Electronica

Universidad Publica de Navarra

Spain

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Progress In Electromagnetics Research B, Vol. 43, 189-209, 2012

doi:10.2528/PIERB12070904 | Google Scholar

Abstract

In this work, the influence of human body within the estimation of dosimetric values is analyzed. A simplified human body model, including the dispersive nature of material parameters of internal organs, skin, muscle, bones and other elements has been implemented. Such a model has been included within an indoor scenario in which an in-house 3D ray launching code has been applied to estimate received power levels within the complete scenario. The results enhance previous dosimetric estimations, while giving insight on influence of human body model in power level distribution and enabling to analyze the impact in the complete volume of the scenario.

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Erik Aguirre, Javier Arpon, Leire Azpilicueta, Silvia De Miguel Bilbao, Victoria Ramos, and Francisco J. Falcone, "Evaluation of Electromagnetic Dosimetry of Wireless Systems in Complex Indoor Scenarios with Human Body Interaction," Progress In Electromagnetics Research B, Vol. 43, 189-209, 2012.
doi:10.2528/PIERB12070904

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