Title :
Inexpensive, wearable, wireless, multi-channel, and multi-sensor data acquisition system
Author :
Reyes, Angelica ; Valero-Cuevas, Francisco J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, we discuss a wearable wireless system capable of acquiring data from a variety of sensors. The device uses Bluetooth technology to stream data from up to 16 channels/sensors to a laptop computer running MATLAB. Complete with programmable sampling rates, off-the-shelf components, and power saving features, this system provides an inexpensive and reliable means of transmitting data for collection and processing. Currently, this device has been used in clinical applications to collect force data during dexterous manipulation and to drive interactive computer games, in outdoor environments to collect 3D accelerometer data to analyze human movement during slack line walking, and in the sports setting to measure limb and trunk accelerations from individuals recovering from ACL injuries.
Keywords :
Bluetooth; accelerometers; biomechanics; biomedical telemetry; computer games; data acquisition; graphical user interfaces; injuries; mathematics computing; medical administrative data processing; medical computing; sensor fusion; sport; wearable computers; 3D accelerometer; ACL injuries; Bluetooth technology; MATLAB; data transmission; dexterous manipulation; force data; human movement; interactive computer games; laptop computer; limb acceleration; multichannel system; multisensor data acquisition system; outdoor environments; power saving features; programmable sampling rates; slack line walking; sports setting; trunk acceleration; wearable wireless system; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Bluetooth; Force; Sensors; Springs; Thumb;
Conference_Titel :
Point-of-Care Healthcare Technologies (PHT), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bangalore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2765-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2766-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHT.2013.6461323
