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Wearable Sensors

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It has been recognised that body-centric communications (BCC) will play a significant role in 4G and subsequent technologies. BCC is an area of much interest globally, with applications in military, security, space, health care, sports and entertainment already identified. From a technical perspective, many of the problems encountered in BCC systems are relatively independent of the specific application, with some minor distinctions. In particular, space and military applications have particular requirements on robustness and extreme operating conditions that are somewhat more relaxed in other areas. The fundamental design issues are examined in this chapter from the perspective of three main areas: antennas, wireless communication protocols and sensing technologies. Examples from health care and sports applications are used to demonstrate key concepts and challenges. Current and future trends are discussed, with an emphasis on the recently released IEEE 802.15.6 wireless communications standard.

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Abbreviations

4G:

Fourth generation mobile communication networks

BCC:

Body-centric communications

BG:

Blood glucose

BP:

Blood pressure

CBGM:

Capillary blood glucose monitoring

DBPSK:

Differential binary phase shift keying

DQPSK:

Differential quadrature phase shift keying

ECG:

Electrocardiograph

EMFi:

Electromechanical film

EMG:

Electromyography

EMI:

Electromagnetic interference

FEC:

Forward error correction

FM-UWB:

Frequency modulated ultra-wide-band

HBC:

Human body communication

ICD:

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator

IR:

Infra-red

IR-UWB:

Impulse radio ultra-wide-band

IS:

Impedance spectroscopy

ISM:

Industrial, scientific and medical

LED:

Light emitting diode

MAC:

Media access control

MBAN:

Medical body area network

MICS:

Medical implant communication service

NB:

Narrow band

PCB:

Printed circuit board

PEP:

Pre-ejection period

PPG:

Photoplethysmogram

PVDF:

Polyvinylidenefluoride

PWTT:

Pulse wave transit time

RF:

Radio frequency

RFID:

Radio-frequency identification

RLC :

Resistor–inductor–capacitor

UWB:

Ultra-wide-band

VNA:

Vector network analyser

WBAN:

Wireless body area network

WBSN:

Wireless body sensor network

WPAN:

Wireless personal area networks

WPMS:

Wireless physiological measurement system

Z :

Impedance

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Foster, R., Yilmaz, T., Munoz, M., Hao, Y. (2012). Wearable Sensors. In: Filippini, D. (eds) Autonomous Sensor Networks. Springer Series on Chemical Sensors and Biosensors, vol 13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/5346_2012_28

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