Wearable Technologies and Wireless Body Sensor Networks for Healthcare - (Healthcare Technologies) (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- Continuous advances in wearables, sensors and smart Wireless Body Area Network technologies have precipitated the development of new applications for on-, in- and body-to-body wearable communications for healthcare and sport monitoring.
- Author(s): Fernando José Velez & Fardin Derogarian Miyandoab
- 608 Pages
- Technology, Textiles & Polymers
- Series Name: Healthcare Technologies
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About the Book
This book is dedicated to the use of sensor devices, smart textiles and other wearable technologies applied to smart sensing in healthcare. The book includes discussions on activity recognition, RF propagation and channel measurement.
Book Synopsis
Continuous advances in wearables, sensors and smart Wireless Body Area Network technologies have precipitated the development of new applications for on-, in- and body-to-body wearable communications for healthcare and sport monitoring. Progress in this cross-disciplinary field is further influenced by developments in radio communication, protocols, synchronization aspects, energy harvesting and storage solutions, and efficient processing techniques for smart antennas.
This book covers various scenarios and solutions using sensor devices and systems for activity recognition and their applications, including wearable communication, smart sensing, RF propagation, and measurement. The authors illustrate conceptual aspects and applications, and provide a new vision in characterising wearable technologies and the need for interoperability. Energy harvesting within wearable solutions is a key issue addressed here as it helps increase energy efficiency and reliability in wearable antennas and sensor devices.
