Potential and challenges of body area networks for personal health

Author

Penders, Julien ; Van de Molengraft, Jef ; Brown, Lindsay ; Grundlehner, Bernard ; Gyselinckx, Bert ; Van Hoof, Chris

Author_Institution

Hoist Centre, IMEC-NL, Eindhoven, Netherlands

fYear

2009

fDate

3-6 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

6569

Lastpage

6572

Abstract

This paper illustrates how body area network technology may enable new personal health concepts. A BAN technology platform is presented, which integrates technology building blocks from the Human++ research program on autonomous wireless sensors. Technology evaluation for the case of wireless sleep staging and real-time arousal monitoring is reported. Key technology challenges are discussed. The ultimate target is the development of miniaturized body sensor nodes powered by body-energy, anticipating the needs of emerging personal health applications.

Keywords

bioMEMS; biomedical telemetry; body area networks; health care; microsensors; wireless sensor networks; BAN technology platform; Human++ research program; autonomous wireless sensors; body area network; body energy powered BAN; miniaturised body sensor nodes; personal health; real time arousal monitoring; wireless sleep staging; Autonomic Nervous System; Emotions; Health; Humans; Monitoring, Ambulatory; Monitoring, Physiologic; Polysomnography; Sleep Stages; Telemetry;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3296-7

Electronic_ISBN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5334004

Filename

5334004