Wearable system-on-a-chip UWB radar for health care and its application to the safety improvement of emergency operators.

Authors :: Zito D
Pepe D
Neri B
De Rossi D
Lanatà A
Tognetti A
Scilingo EP
Source :: Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference [Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc] 2007; Vol. 2007, pp. 2651-4.
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: A new wearable system-on-a-chip UWB radar for health care systems is presented. The idea and its applications to the safety improvement of emergency operators are discussed. The system consists of a wearable wireless interface including a fully integrated UWB radar for the detection of the heart beat and breath rates, and a IEEE 802.15.4 ZigBee radio interface. The principle of operation of the UWB radar for the monitoring of the heart wall is explained hereinafter. The results obtained by the feasibility study regarding its implementation on a modern standard silicon technology (CMOS 90 nm) are reported, demonstrating (at simulation level) the effectiveness of such an approach and enabling the standard silicon technology for new generations of wireless sensors for heath care and safeguard wearable systems.

Subjects :: Heart Rate physiology
Humans
Respiration
Safety
Emergency Medical Services
Radar instrumentation
Telemedicine instrumentation

Language :: English
ISSN :: 2375-7477
Volume :: 2007
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 18002540
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352874

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