Title :
The RFID Technology for Neurosciences: Feasibility of Limbs´ Monitoring in Sleep Diseases
Author :
Occhiuzzi, Cecilia ; Marrocco, Gaetano
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Inf., Univ. of Roma "Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
This contribution investigates the feasibility of the passive UHF RF identification technology for the wireless monitoring of human body movements in some common sleep disorders by means of passive tags equipped with inertial switches. Electromagnetic and mechanical models as well as preliminary experimentations are introduced to analyze all the significant issues concerning the required power, the tag antenna design, the read distance, and the expected biosignals collected by the interrogation device.
Keywords :
accelerometers; biomechanics; biomedical equipment; body sensor networks; medical disorders; medical signal detection; neurophysiology; patient monitoring; radiofrequency identification; sleep; RFID technology; biosignal detection; common sleep disorders; human body movements; inertial switches; interrogation device; limbs monitoring; neurosciences; passive UHF RF identification technology; passive tags; read distance; tag antenna design; wireless monitoring; Accelerometer; RF identification (RFID); sensor network; sleep disorder; tag antenna; Algorithms; Extremities; Humans; Models, Theoretical; Motion; Nocturnal Myoclonus Syndrome; Polysomnography; Radio Waves; Restless Legs Syndrome; Telemetry;
Journal_Title :
Information Technology in Biomedicine, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TITB.2009.2028081
