Title :
A soft sensing method for monitoring ambulatory activities of patients with venous ulceration
Author :
Abadi, S. ; Dehghani, Abbas ; Nelson, E.A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mech. Eng., Leeds Univ., Leeds
Abstract :
This paper sets out to investigate the characteristics of two relatively new sensors, the Flexpoint bend sensor reg and the ionic polymeric metal composite (IPMC), for use outside of the clinical setting to monitor the activity of patients who have venous ulceration. Results from testing these sensors show that they achieve consistent results in tests over a range of frequencies, and therefore that it is possible to use them as motion detectors in human movement.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; blood vessels; diseases; patient monitoring; Flexpoint bend sensor reg; ambulatory activities; ionic polymeric metal composite; soft sensing method; venous ulceration; Bend Sensor; Human Movement; IPMC; Venous Ulceration;
Conference_Titel :
Advances in Medical, Signal and Information Processing, 2008. MEDSIP 2008. 4th IET International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Santa Margherita Ligure
Print_ISBN :
978-0-86341-934-8
