4th International Workshop on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks (Bsn 2007)

by Leonhardt, Steffen; Falck, Thomas; Mahonen, Petri

• ISBN13: 9783540709930
• ISBN10: 3540709932
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-04
• Publisher: Springer Nature

Summary

The International Workshop on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks (BSN 2007) was held from 26th to 28th March, 2007 at the University Hospital Aachen, Germany. BSN 2007 is the fourth in the series of successful workshops launched three years ago at Imperial College in London. After the event was hosted by MIT in Boston last time, BSN 2007 returned to Europe and for the first time organized jointly with academia (RWTH Aachen University) and industry (Philips Research Europe, Aachen). The last decade has witnessed a rapid surge of interest in new sensing and monitoring devices for healthcare and the use of wearable, implantable and ambient devices for medical applications. The papers presented at BSN 2007 by leading scientists from computing, biotechnology, engineering and medicine address general issues related to on-body and in-body sensors. They discuss the latest technical developments and highlight novel applications of body-sensor networks in clinical settings, at home and on-the-move. Topics covered include new medical measurements, smart bio-sensing textiles, low-power wireless networking, system integration, medical signal processing, multi-sensor data fusion, and on-going standardization activities.

Table of Contents

Communication I
Modelling and Characterisation of a Compact Sensor Antenna for Healthcare Applications	p. 3
Performance Analysis of 802.15.4 and 802.11e for Body Sensor Network Applications	p. 9
Low Energy On-Body Communication for BSN	p. 15
Smart Textiles
Bioimpedance Spectroscopy with Textile Electrodes for a Continuous Monitoring Application	p. 23
Contactless EMG Sensors Embroidered onto Textile	p. 29
Bio-sensing Textiles - Wearable Chemical Biosensors for Health Monitoring	p. 35
Posters
Wearable Joint-Angle Measurement with Modulated Magnetic Field from L/C Oscilators	p. 43
In-body Wireless Communication Made Real	p. 49
The PSI Board: Realizing a Phone-Centric Body Sensor Network	p. 53
Groggy Wakeup - Automated Generation of Power-Efficient Detection Hierarchies for Wearable Sensors	p. 59
A Low Power Compression Processor for Body Sensor Network System	p. 65
Path Loss For Short Range Telemetry	p. 70
Acoustic Monitoring of Lung Sounds for the Detection of One Lung Intubation	p. 75
Automatic Step Detection in the Accelerometer Signal	p. 80
EMFi in Wearable Audio Applications	p. 86
Policy-based Management for Body-Sensor Networks	p. 92
Design Issues and Implementation of Query-driven Healthcare System Using Wireless Sensor Ad-hoc Network	p. 99
The Development of an In-vivo Active Pressure Monitoring System	p. 105
Optimizing On-Chip Piezoelectric Energy Scavenging for Integration of Medical Sensors with Low-Power Wireless Electronics	p. 111
A Smart Phone-based Personal Area Network for Remote Monitoring of Biosignals	p. 116
Real-Time Pervasive Monitoring for Postoperative Care	p. 122
Embedded Real-Time Heart Variability Analysis	p. 128
Behaviour Profiling with Ambient and Wearable Sensing	p. 133
Role of Signal Processing in Wearable Devices: Application to Sleep Evaluation	p. 139
Evaluation of a Wireless Pulse Oximetry Monitoring System in Infants: the BBA Bootee	p. 143
Electrochemical Noise Properties of Different Electrode Materials in Different Electrolytes	p. 149
Smart Textiles for Automotive: Application to Airbag Development	p. 155
Celeritas - A Wearable Sensor System for Interactive Digital Dance Theatre	p. 161
The Use of Telemetry-Evoked Compound Action Potentials (TECAP) in Cochlear Implantation	p. 166
Medical Sensors of the BASUMA Body Sensor Network	p. 171
On-Body Sensors
Reflective Photoplethysmograph Earpiece Sensor for Ubiquitous Heart Rate Monitoring	p. 179
Multi-Axis Inertial Measurement Units Measuring Human Posture and Motion	p. 184
In-Ear Acquisition of Vital Signs Discloses New Chances for Preventive Continuous Cardiovascular Monitoring	p. 189
Micro Capacitive Tilt Sensor for Human Body Movement Detection	p. 195
Applications
A System for Wearable Monitoring of Seated Posture in Computer Users	p. 203
Ambient and Wearable Sensor Fusion for Activity Recognition in Healthcare Monitoring Systems	p. 208
Physical Activity Monitoring for Assisted Living at Home	p. 213
Wearable Computing
BLIG: A New Approach for Sensor Identification, Grouping, and Authorisation in Body Sensor Networks	p. 223
Approximate Data Collection using Resolution Control based on Context	p. 230
Recognizing Soldier Activities in the Field	p. 236
Probabilistic Parsing of Dietary Activity Events	p. 242
Communication II
An All-Detailed Architecture of a RF Wireless Transmitter	p. 251
Towards Plug-and-Play Interoperability for Wireless Personal Telehealth Systems	p. 257
On-Body Measurements and Characterization of Wireless Communication Channel for Arm and Torso of Human	p. 264
In-Body Sensors
Healthy Aims Overview	p. 273
Communication and Control for Reanimating Paralyzed Limbs via a Network of Wireless Micro-Implants	p. 278
Minimizing Thermal Effects of In Vivo Body Sensors	p. 284
Subjects Index	p. 291
Authors Index	p. 295
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