Designing Wearable Sensing Platforms for Healthcare in a Residential Environment

Wearable technologies are valuable tools that can encourage people to monitor their own well-being and facilitate timely health interventions. In this paper, we present SPW-2; a low-profile versatile wearable sensor that employs two ultra low power accelerometers and an optional gyroscope. Designed...

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Published inEAI endorsed transactions on pervasive health and technology Vol. 3; no. 12; pp. e1 - 11
Main Authors Fafoutis, Xenofon, Vafeas, Antonis, Janko, Balazs, Sherratt, R. Simon, Pope, James, Elsts, Atis, Mellios, Evangelos, Hilton, Geoffrey, Oikonomou, George, Piechocki, Robert, Craddock, Ian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ghent European Alliance for Innovation (EAI) 01.09.2017
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Accelerometers
Bluetooth Low Energy
Digital Health
eHealth
IEEE 802.15.4
Internet of Things
Maintenance
Wearable Technology
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Summary:Wearable technologies are valuable tools that can encourage people to monitor their own well-being and facilitate timely health interventions. In this paper, we present SPW-2; a low-profile versatile wearable sensor that employs two ultra low power accelerometers and an optional gyroscope. Designed for minimum maintenance and a long-term operation outside the laboratory, SPW-2 is able to oer a battery lifetime of multiple months. Measurements on its wireless performance in a real residential environment with thick brick walls, demonstrate that SPW-2 can fully cover a room and - in most cases - the adjacent room, as well.
ISSN:2411-7145
2411-7145
DOI:10.4108/eai.7-9-2017.153063