This monograph explores Intrabody communication (IBC) as a novel non-RF
wireless data communication technique using the human body itself as the
communication channel or transmission medium. In particular, the book
investigates Intrabody Communication considering limb joint effects
within the transmission frequency range 0.3-200 MHz.
Based on in-vivo experiments which determine the effects of size,
situations, and locations of joints on the IBC, the book proposes a new
IBC circuit model explaining elbow joint effects. This model not only
takes the limb joint effects of the body into account but also considers
the influence of measurement equipment in higher frequency band thus
predicting signal attenuation behavior over wider frequency ranges.
Finally, this work proposes transmitter and receiver architectures for
intrabody communication. A carrier-free scheme based on impulse radio
for the IBC is implemented on a FPGA.