Title :
RFID detection of human body movements
Author :
Occhiuzzi, C. ; Marrocco, G.
Author_Institution :
DISP, Univ. of Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
fDate :
Sept. 29 2009-Oct. 1 2009
Abstract :
This contribution investigates the feasibility of the passive UHF RFID technology for the 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.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; UHF detectors; biomechanics; biomedical measurement; diseases; motion measurement; patient monitoring; radiofrequency identification; sleep; RFID detection; UHF RFID technology; electromagnetic models; human body movements; inertial switches; mechanical models; passive tags; sleep disorders; wearable antenna; wireless monitoring; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Circuits; Electromagnetic modeling; Humans; Impedance; Monitoring; Radiofrequency identification; Switches; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2009. EuMC 2009. European
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4748-0
