Context aware sensing - what's the significance?

One of the most promising applications of Body Sensor Networks (BSN) is long-term ambulatory monitoring. This paper discusses the key technical challenges associated with context aware sensing for these environments. It outlines the importance of relating physiological activity with the sensed signa...

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Published inPerspectives in Pervasive Computing pp. 163 - 169
Main Authors Thiemjarus, S, Lo, B.P.L, Guang-Zhong Yang
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Stevenage IEE 2005
Subjects
Biology and medical computing
Computer communications
Distributed systems software
Patient care and treatment
Sensor fusion
Wireless sensor networks
sensor placement
body sensor network
sensor fusion
body sensor networks
context aware sensing
episode detection
ubiquitous computing
medical computing
patient monitoring
trend analysis
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Summary:One of the most promising applications of Body Sensor Networks (BSN) is long-term ambulatory monitoring. This paper discusses the key technical challenges associated with context aware sensing for these environments. It outlines the importance of relating physiological activity with the sensed signal for accurate episode detection and trend analysis.
ISBN:9780863415876
0863415873
DOI:10.1049/ic.2005.0799