Sensor Review, Volume 35, Issue 2, March 2015.
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to design a low power human physiological parameters monitoring system which can monitor six vital parameters simultaneously based on wearable Body Sensor Network. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents a low power multiple physiological parameters monitoring system (MPMS) which comprises of four subsystems. These are: (1) electrocardiogram (ECG) /respiration(RESP) parameters monitoring subsystem with embedded algorithms, (2) blood oxygen (SpO2) /pulse rate(PR)/body temperature(BT)/blood pressure(BP) parameters monitoring subsystem with embedded algorithms, (3) main control subsystem which is in charge of system level power management, communication and interaction design, (4) upper computer software subsystem which manipulates system function and analyze data. Findings Results have successfully demonstrated monitoring human ECG, RESP, PR, SpO2, BP and BT simultaneously using MPMS Device. In addition, power reduction technique developed in this work at physical/hardware level is effective. Reliability of algorithms developed for monitoring these parameters is assessed by Fluke Prosim8 Vital Signs Simulators (produced by Fluke Corp.USA). Practical implications MPMS Device provides long-term health monitoring without interference from normal personal activities, which potentially allows applications in real-time daily healthcare monitoring, chronic diseases monitoring, elderly monitoring, human emotions recognization and so on. Originality/value Firstly, a power reduction technique at physical/hardware level is designed to realize low power consumption. Secondly, the proposed MPMS Device enables of simultaneously monitoring six key parameters. Thirdly, unlike most monitoring systems in bulk size, the proposed system is much smaller (118×58×18.5 mm3, 140g total weight). In addition, a comfortable smart shirt is fabricated to accommodate the portable device, offering reliable measurements.
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to design a low power human physiological parameters monitoring system which can monitor six vital parameters simultaneously based on wearable Body Sensor Network. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents a low power multiple physiological parameters monitoring system (MPMS) which comprises of four subsystems. These are: (1) electrocardiogram (ECG) /respiration(RESP) parameters monitoring subsystem with embedded algorithms, (2) blood oxygen (SpO2) /pulse rate(PR)/body temperature(BT)/blood pressure(BP) parameters monitoring subsystem with embedded algorithms, (3) main control subsystem which is in charge of system level power management, communication and interaction design, (4) upper computer software subsystem which manipulates system function and analyze data. Findings Results have successfully demonstrated monitoring human ECG, RESP, PR, SpO2, BP and BT simultaneously using MPMS Device. In addition, power reduction technique developed in this work at physical/hardware level is effective. Reliability of algorithms developed for monitoring these parameters is assessed by Fluke Prosim8 Vital Signs Simulators (produced by Fluke Corp.USA). Practical implications MPMS Device provides long-term health monitoring without interference from normal personal activities, which potentially allows applications in real-time daily healthcare monitoring, chronic diseases monitoring, elderly monitoring, human emotions recognization and so on. Originality/value Firstly, a power reduction technique at physical/hardware level is designed to realize low power consumption. Secondly, the proposed MPMS Device enables of simultaneously monitoring six key parameters. Thirdly, unlike most monitoring systems in bulk size, the proposed system is much smaller (118×58×18.5 mm3, 140g total weight). In addition, a comfortable smart shirt is fabricated to accommodate the portable device, offering reliable measurements.