A biomedical wearable device for remote monitoring of physiological signals

Author

Coelho, Claudionor J N, Jr. ; Fernandes, Antonio Otavio ; Conway, Julio C D ; Correa, F.L. ; Carvalho, Hervaldo S. ; Mata, Jose M.

Author_Institution

Dept. de Cienca da Computacao, Univ. Fed. de Minas Gerais, Brazil

Volume

2

fYear

2003

fDate

16-19 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

708

Abstract

Recent advances in wireless communication technologies, smart sensors and high-performance low-power microprocessors opened space for applications in many different areas, such as medicine. Putting together these technologies to meet functional specification of the applications and operation requirements still presents many challenges, mainly due to limited power supply. This paper presents research challenges and solutions for a biomedical sensor application. Novel features have been included in a system for real-time remote monitoring of physiological signals (electrocardiogram, blood oxygen level, and blood pressure), improving its functionality, performance, and power management. The concept of quality of service (QoS) is applied to power management, which is focused on the application parameters.

Keywords

cardiovascular system; cellular radio; electrocardiography; intelligent sensors; medical signal processing; patient monitoring; wearable computers; QoS; biomedical sensor application; biomedical wearable device; low-power microprocessors; physiological signals; power management; quality of service; remote monitoring; smart sensors; wireless communication technologies; Biomedical monitoring; Communications technology; Energy management; Intelligent sensors; Microprocessors; Power system management; Quality of service; Remote monitoring; Space technology; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, 2003. Proceedings. ETFA '03. IEEE Conference

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7937-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ETFA.2003.1248768

Filename

1248768