WBAN mass: A WBAN-based monitoring application system

This paper describes a WBAN-based prototype system for continuous ambulatory monitoring of human body physical activities via Internet. The system comprises a number of custom-made low-cost ZigBee-powered wireless sensor nodes forming the WBAN, a personal server based on a wearable single-board minicomputer running embedded Linux OS, and a remote monitoring server based on an internet-enabled PC running standard Linux OS. Once perfected, the system can be used, e.g., for computer-assisted physical rehabilitation, fall detection in elderly, or for remote monitoring of athletes and soldiers during exercises and trainings.