Effect of Electromagnetic Interference on Human Body Communication

2016 · Harm · Low evidence

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Interference signals due to electromagnetic interference (EMI) were measured in a human subject using an HBC device across multiple sites in a general EMI environment. Using a model derived from these measurements, the authors simulated bit-error-rate degrada…

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Publicationmanual · 2016

Study typeengineering

Reported directionHarm

Evidence ratingLow

Abstract

Effect of Electromagnetic Interference on Human Body Communication Jung-Hwan Hwang ; Tae-Wook Kang ; Jong-Hwa Kwon ; Seong-Ook Park. Effect of Electromagnetic Interference on Human Body Communication. IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. PP(99):1-10. 22 September 2016.DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2016.2598582 Abstract In human body communication (HBC), the human body is used as a medium for transmitting data between devices as a replacement for wired and wireless technologies. The human body functions as an antenna in the low-frequency band used by HBC. Owing to this antenna function, electromagnetic waves radiating from electronic devices or wireless services cause electromagnetic interference (EMI) in HBC devices. This paper addresses such EMI in HBC devices. The interference signal caused by EMI was measured while the human subject, who was using an HBC device, was exposed to a general EMI environment at multiple sites. Using the interference model obtained from the measured interference signals, bit-error-rate degradation caused by the interference signal was simulated. The interference model presented in this paper can be effectively used to achieve reliable data communication in various HBC devices. ieeexplore.ieee.org

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Study typeengineering

Effect directionharm

PopulationHuman subject using a human body communication (HBC) device

Sample sizeNot supplied

Exposurelow-frequency

Evidence strengthLowConfidence: 74% · Peer reviewed: yes

Main findings

Outcomes measured

Interference signal measurements in HBC under EMI exposure
Simulated bit-error-rate (BER) degradation due to interference
Interference model for EMI in HBC devices

Limitations

Number of human subjects not reported in the abstract
Specific EMI sources and exposure characteristics (e.g., frequencies, field strengths) not reported in the abstract
BER results are based on simulation using a derived interference model rather than directly measured communication performance

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Identifiers and source

DOI: 10.1109/temc.2016.2598582
PubMed: Not supplied

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