Title :
Development of an ambulatory multi-parameter monitoring system for physiological stress related parameters
Author :
Ma, Ke ; Khoo, Joshua C T ; Brown, Thomas I H
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Syst. Eng., Monash Univ., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
This paper presents the hardware overview, design and implementation of a fully wireless ambulatory multi-parameter monitoring system. This mobile ambulatory system is designed to be integrated, wearable, and of low power consumption. The front-end hardware includes sensors and signal-conditioning circuits, integrated into a form factor of 30mmX50mm. Communication is implemented with Bluetooth sensor to form the Body Area Network (BAN). Physiological stress related parameters measured include heart rate, heart rate variability, skin conductance, body/environmental temperature, respiration rate and depth, and activity. This system can be generalized for other physiological monitoring applications.
Keywords :
Bluetooth; bioelectric phenomena; biomedical electronics; biomedical equipment; biothermics; body area networks; body sensor networks; electrocardiography; patient monitoring; pneumodynamics; skin; ambulatory multiparameter monitoring; bluetooth sensor; body area network; body temperature; environmental temperature; form factor; front-end hardware; heart rate variability; mobile ambulatory system; physiological stress; respiration rate; sensor; signal-conditioning circuit; skin conductance; stress monitoring; Biomedical monitoring; Bluetooth; Circuits; Condition monitoring; Energy consumption; Hardware; Mobile communication; Stress; Wearable sensors; Wireless sensor networks; Ambulatory monitoring; multi-parameter; stress monitoring;
Conference_Titel :
Bioinformatics and Biomedical Technology (ICBBT), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6775-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICBBT.2010.5478948
