Computational Modeling of the Bent Antenna in an On-Body Mode Using the Cylindrical TLM Approach

Table 2

Computational mesh parameters (cell size and number of cells) in the rectangular TLM used for the modeling of the flat patch antenna placed on the muscle tissue.

Axis	Medium	Rectangular TLM (1.0 mm)		Rectangular TLM (0.1 mm)
		Cell size (mm)	Number of cells	Cell size (mm)	Number of cells
x-axis (substrate height)	Muscle	∼0.2	175	∼0.02	1750
	Substrate	1	2	0.1	20
	Air	1.449	28	0.1449	280
y-axis (length)	Padding	1.449	28	0.1449	280
	Substrate	∼1	99	∼0.1	990
	Padding	1.449	28	0.1449	280
z-axis (width)	Padding	1.449	28	0.1449	280
	Substrate	∼1	99	∼0.1	990
	Padding	1.449	28	0.1449	280
Total number of cells			4.9 M		4900 M