IEEE1451.4 multi-sensing platform for wheelchair users assessment

Author

Freire, Juliana ; Postolache, Octavian ; Silva Girao, Pedro

Author_Institution

DEEC, Inst. Super. Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal

fYear

2014

fDate

4-7 May 2014

Firstpage

27

Lastpage

31

Abstract

The article presents a prototype of a distributed system for wheelchair users assessment characterized by multi-sensing, embedded processing compatible IEEE 1451.4 standard for smart sensors and wireless communication based on IEEE 802.15.4. A set of smart sensing channels are connected in a 1-Wire network supported by an embedded platform that assures the acquisition and appropriate digital processing of photoplethysmogram (PPG), ballistocardigram (BCG) and skin conductivity signals. The wheelchair user identification is performed using LF RFID technology and the information is uploaded in a Electronic Health Record framework. The designed and implemented distributed measurement system was tested and experimental results are included in the paper.

Keywords

Zigbee; electronic health records; medical signal processing; photoplethysmography; radiofrequency identification; wheelchairs; 1-wire network; IEEE 802.15.4; IEEE1451.4 multisensing platform; LF RFID technology; ballistocardigram; digital processing; electronic health record framework; photoplethysmogram; skin conductivity signals; smart sensing channels; wheelchair user identification; wheelchair users assessment; IEEE 802.15 Standards; Intelligent sensors; Transducers; Wheelchairs; Wireless communication; IEEE 1451.4; IEEE 802.15.4 wireless communication; TEDS; ballistocardiogram; digital filters; multi-sensing; photoplethysmography; skin conductance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Telecommunications (ICT), 2014 21st International Conference on

Conference_Location

Lisbon

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-5139-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICT.2014.6845074

Filename

6845074