The Modeling and Simulation of the Galvanic Coupling Intra-Body Communication via Handshake Channel

Sensors (Basel). 2017 Apr 14;17(4):863. doi: 10.3390/s17040863.

Abstract

Intra-body communication (IBC) is a technology using the conductive properties of the body to transmit signal, and information interaction by handshake is regarded as one of the important applications of IBC. In this paper, a method for modeling the galvanic coupling intra-body communication via handshake channel is proposed, while the corresponding parameters are discussed. Meanwhile, the mathematical model of this kind of IBC is developed. Finally, the validity of the developed model has been verified by measurements. Moreover, its characteristics are discussed and compared with that of the IBC via single body channel. Our results indicate that the proposed method will lay a foundation for the theoretical analysis and application of the IBC via handshake channel.

Keywords: Information interaction; galvanic coupling; intra-body communication; transfer function.

MeSH terms

  • Communication
  • Human Body*
  • Humans
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Telemetry