Research Article

Dual-Band On-Body Repeater Antenna for In-on-On WBAN Applications

Table 3

Best fit distribution and estimated parameters for each measurement scenario.

Antenna position and body postureBest fitEnvelope
NakagamiRicianGammaWeibull

Arm
 StandingW0.59260.65230.50590.0403
 WalkingG0.01270.03680.00390.9116
 Sitting up and downW0.32490.39430.24610.0218
Chest
 StandingW0.6210.6210.59130.0789
 WalkingW0.99420.99680.99040.0039
 Sitting up and downW0.53320.59150.47720.1124
Head
 StandingW0.96430.99120.94570.0246
 WalkingW0.65250.87330.45150.1233
 Sitting up and downW0.39370.47130.32440.0114
Stomach
 StandingW0.95670.94280.94280.002
 WalkingN0.00010.03690.02450.1323
 Sitting up and downG0.00180.0020.00110.2187
Thigh
 StandingG0.0730.12340.04130.8747
 WalkingG0.80250.79790.0010.0024
 Sitting up and downN0.0010.0090.0040.1834

W: Weibull; G: Gamma; N: Nakagami.