Title :
Electrical and mechanical design of a vest measuring a large set of physiological signals
Author :
Wacker, Josias ; Chetelat, Olivier ; Rapin, Michael ; Meier, Christophe ; Porchet, Jacques-Andre ; Chang, Y.L. ; Pierscionek, Barbara K. ; Kayyali, R. ; Elnabhani, Shereen ; Philip, N.
Author_Institution :
CSEM, Neuchatel, Switzerland
Abstract :
This paper presents the mechanical and electrical design of a wearable vest with embedded sensors that allows measuring a big number of various physiological signals. The system paves the way for closely monitoring patients with chronic obstructive lung disease in their everyday life.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; body sensor networks; diseases; electrocardiography; intelligent sensors; lung; medical signal processing; patient monitoring; ECG; chronic obstructive lung disease; electrical design; embedded sensors; mechanical design; patient monitoring; physiological signals; wearable vest; Biomedical monitoring; Current measurement; Electrocardiography; Electrodes; Sensors; Skin; Voltage measurement; COPD; ECG; EIT; sensors; wearable;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare (Mobihealth), 2014 EAI 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Athens
DOI :
10.1109/MOBIHEALTH.2014.7015906
