Title :
Potential and challenges of body area networks for personal health
Author :
Penders, Julien ; Van de Molengraft, Jef ; Brown, Lindsay ; Grundlehner, Bernard ; Gyselinckx, Bert ; Van Hoof, Chris
Author_Institution :
Hoist Centre, IMEC-NL, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
This paper illustrates how body area network technology may enable new personal health concepts. A BAN technology platform is presented, which integrates technology building blocks from the Human++ research program on autonomous wireless sensors. Technology evaluation for the case of wireless sleep staging and real-time arousal monitoring is reported. Key technology challenges are discussed. The ultimate target is the development of miniaturized body sensor nodes powered by body-energy, anticipating the needs of emerging personal health applications.
Keywords :
bioMEMS; biomedical telemetry; body area networks; health care; microsensors; wireless sensor networks; BAN technology platform; Human++ research program; autonomous wireless sensors; body area network; body energy powered BAN; miniaturised body sensor nodes; personal health; real time arousal monitoring; wireless sleep staging; Autonomic Nervous System; Emotions; Health; Humans; Monitoring, Ambulatory; Monitoring, Physiologic; Polysomnography; Sleep Stages; Telemetry;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3296-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5334004
