Title :
Magtag - A wearable wrist device for localization applications
Author :
Silva, S. ; Mendes, P.M. ; Domingues, L.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Abstract :
Ambient assisted living is a technology aiming to improve the people´s quality of live. Despite the well known benefits of this technology, its acceptance requires wearable devices, which must be small, lightweight, and with power autonomy enough for comfortable operation. This paper presents the smallest localization device known for using on localization applications, based on a Wi-Fi infrastructure. This module was designed to fulfill clinical environment compliance. This requires a hermetically sealed module with clinically compatible materials. Since it is to be worn as a wrist clock, wearability and fashionable design were taken into account. Moreover, for easiness of use and cleaning, the module uses wireless recharging technology. Any conference participant will be allowed to test the localization ability and the wearability of this module.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; health care; wireless LAN; Magtag; Wi-Fi infrastructure; clinical environment; clinically compatible materials; localization applications; wearable wrist device; wireless recharging; Batteries; Biomedical monitoring; Cleaning; Clocks; Motion detection; Object detection; Optoelectronic and photonic sensors; Testing; Wireless sensor networks; Wrist; Localization; wearable device; wireless power;
Conference_Titel :
Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare (PervasiveHealth), 2010 4th International Conference on-NO PERMISSIONS
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-963-9799-89-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-963-9799-89-9
DOI :
10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2010.8890