Ubiquitousvitalsignssensingandprocessingarepromisingalternativestoconventionalclinicaland ambulatory healthcare.Novelsensors,lowpowersolutionsforprocessingandwirelessconnectivityare creating newopportunitiesforwearabledeviceswhichallowcontinuousandlongtermmonitoring, while maintainingfreedomofmovementfortheusers.Thispaperpresentsalow-powerembedded platform withnovelhighsensitivityelectricpotentialdrysurfacesensorsthatcanbeusedineither contact ornon-contactmodetomeasurebiomedicalsignals.Theproposedlowpowersystemis optimized tocomputetheheartrateandrespiratoryrateclosetothesensors.Thisapproachreducesthe amount ofdatathatneedstobetransmittedtoahostdevice.Itallowsalsotheplatformtobe autonomous andwearableorevenbeusedincarsforapplicationssuchasdriverdrowsinessdetection. Experimental measurementsshowtheacquisitionandtheprocessingofdatafromsensorsandthelow powerconsumptionachievedwiththenodeindifferentmodesofoperation.
Magno, M., Spagnol, C., Benini, L., Popovici, E. (2014). A low power wireless node for contact and contactless heart monitoring. MICROELECTRONICS JOURNAL, 45(12), 1656-1664 [10.1016/j.mejo.2014.07.002].
A low power wireless node for contact and contactless heart monitoring
MAGNO, MICHELE;BENINI, LUCA;
2014
Abstract
Ubiquitousvitalsignssensingandprocessingarepromisingalternativestoconventionalclinicaland ambulatory healthcare.Novelsensors,lowpowersolutionsforprocessingandwirelessconnectivityare creating newopportunitiesforwearabledeviceswhichallowcontinuousandlongtermmonitoring, while maintainingfreedomofmovementfortheusers.Thispaperpresentsalow-powerembedded platform withnovelhighsensitivityelectricpotentialdrysurfacesensorsthatcanbeusedineither contact ornon-contactmodetomeasurebiomedicalsignals.Theproposedlowpowersystemis optimized tocomputetheheartrateandrespiratoryrateclosetothesensors.Thisapproachreducesthe amount ofdatathatneedstobetransmittedtoahostdevice.Itallowsalsotheplatformtobe autonomous andwearableorevenbeusedincarsforapplicationssuchasdriverdrowsinessdetection. Experimental measurementsshowtheacquisitionandtheprocessingofdatafromsensorsandthelow powerconsumptionachievedwiththenodeindifferentmodesofoperation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
