Wearable technologies and wireless body sensor networks for healthcare

✍ Scribed by Miyandoab, Fardin Derogarian; Velez, Fernando J

Publisher: The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Leaves: 609
Series: IET healthcare technologies series 11
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Content: Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Scenarios and applications for wearable technologies and WBSNs with energy harvestingChapter 3: A reliable wearable system for BAN applications with a high number of sensors and high data rateChapter 4: Implementation study of wearable sensors for human activity recognition systemsChapter 5: Electromagnetic characterisation of textile materials for the design of wearable antennas and systemsChapter 6: Human-movement identification using the radio signal strength in WBANChapter 7: Cognitive radio and RF energy harvesting for medical WBANSChapter 8: Two innovative energy efficient IEEE 802.15.4 MAC sub-layer protocols with packet concatenation: employing RTS/CTS and multichannel scheduled channel pollingChapter 9: A precise low power and hardware-efficient time synchronization method for wearable systemsChapter 10: Wearable sensor networks for human gaitChapter 11: Integration of sensing devices and the cloud for innovative e-Health applicationsChapter 12: VitalResponder (R): wearable wireless platform for vitals and body-area environment monitoring of first response teamsChapter 13: Wearable sensors for foetal movement monitoring in low risk pregnanciesChapter 14: Radio frequency energy harvesting and storing in supercapacitors for wearable sensorsChapter 15: Conclusion

✦ Subjects

Wearable computers.;Wireless sensor networks.;Wireless communication systems in medical care.;Medical care -- Technological innovations.;Wearable Electronic Devices.;Biosensing Techniques.;Monitoring, Physiologic.;Wireless Technology.;Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted.

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