Co-operative and Energy Efficient Body Area and Wireless Sensor Networks for Healthcare Applications

Co-operative and Energy Efficient Body Area and Wireless Sensor Networks for Healthcare Applications
Author: Akram Alomainy
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2014-02-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128008318

With the advances in small and low-cost radio transceivers and RF front-ends development, the possibility of applying ubiquitous and non-invasive sensors integrated into user's daily clothing and living activities seems more feasible. The ability to share data increases the usefulness of personal information devices, providing features not possible with independent isolated devices. Current wireless sensor solutions are limited in that they do not provide the means to overcome obstacles and shadowing of propagating radio waves. Thus for reliable communications an increase in power consumption is required, reducing battery life. This book addresses the limitations outlined above by designing efficient and compact antenna systems. These systems will be cooperative and also aware of the surrounding environment and neighboring units, providing efficient and low power wireless connectivity for personal area network (PAN) and body area network (BAN) applications. - Analysis of wearable antenna design and performance - Addresses the Influence of body-worn antennas on radio channels and radio device performance from a power and error rate perspective. - Cooperative networking principles applied to body area networks, showing the pros and cons of such concepts - Real life case scenarios using ECG sample signals for potential application to healthcare monitoring.

Studies on Reliable and Energy-efficient Wireless Sensor Networks for Mobile Healthcare Systems

Studies on Reliable and Energy-efficient Wireless Sensor Networks for Mobile Healthcare Systems
Author: Seung Youl Lee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 71
Release: 2011
Genre:
ISBN:

The outstanding improvement of communication and sensor technologies has not brought us only convenience to our lives but also envisioning our promising future with no barrier. Real-time information gathering, processing and communication in sensor networks have enriched people's lifestyles as they never imagined before. Wireless sensor networks (WSN) have provided people so much convenience with its variable applications such as environmental monitoring, human-centric applications, military applications, support for logistics, and etc. Most of all, researches on wireless body area networks (WBAN) have been revisited frequently for ubiquitous and affordable healthcare as healthcare related products and applications have obtained great attention for the people who are really concerned about their health, fitness as well as well-being lives. First, this dissertation examines true optimal routing with use of a novel load balancing aware routing algorithms for multipath wireless sensor networks. We propose an innovative multipath routing network design scheme utilizing dynamic load-balancing aware feedback control system that can predict future traffic flow with preloaded traffic control. Then, we narrow down to wireless body area networks applying linear network coding design approach in both network and MAC layers. Through a discussion of the analysis, modeling, implementation, and simulation, we derive the solutions for the proposed designs that can significantly improve the reliability and energy-efficiency of the desired healthcare related systems.

Energy-Efficient Algorithms and Protocols for Wireless Body Sensor Networks

Energy-Efficient Algorithms and Protocols for Wireless Body Sensor Networks
Author: Rongrong Zhang
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2019-08-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030285804

This book provides a systematic treatment of the theoretical foundation and algorithmic tools necessary in the design of energy-efficient algorithms and protocols in wireless body sensor networks (WBSNs). These problems addressed in the book are of both fundamental and practical importance. Specifically, the book delivers a comprehensive treatment on the following problems ranging from theoretical modeling and analysis, to practical algorithm design and optimization: energy-efficient clustering-based leader election algorithms in WBSNs; MAC protocol for duty-cycling WBSNs with concurrent traffic; multi-channel broadcast algorithms in duty-cycling WBSNs; and energy-efficient sleep scheduling algorithms in WBSNs. Target readers of the book are researchers and advanced-level engineering students interested in acquiring in-depth knowledge on the topic and on WBSNs and their applications, both from theoretical and engineering perspective.

Wearable Technologies and Wireless Body Sensor Networks for Healthcare

Wearable Technologies and Wireless Body Sensor Networks for Healthcare
Author: Fernando José Velez
Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Total Pages: 608
Release: 2019-08-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1785612174

Continuous advances in wearables, sensors and smart Wireless Body Area Network technologies have precipitated the development of new applications for on-, in- and body-to-body wearable communications for healthcare and sport monitoring. Progress in this cross-disciplinary field is further influenced by developments in radio communication, protocols, synchronization aspects, energy harvesting and storage solutions, and efficient processing techniques for smart antennas. This book covers various scenarios and solutions using sensor devices and systems for activity recognition and their applications, including wearable communication, smart sensing, RF propagation, and measurement. The authors illustrate conceptual aspects and applications, and provide a new vision in characterising wearable technologies and the need for interoperability. Energy harvesting within wearable solutions is a key issue addressed here as it helps increase energy efficiency and reliability in wearable antennas and sensor devices.

Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare

Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare
Author: Balwant Godara
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 471
Release: 2013-04-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3642378935

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare, MobiHealth 2012, and of the two workshops: Workshop on Advances in Personalized Healthcare Services, Wearable Mobile Monitoring, and Social Media Pervasive Technologies (APHS 2012), and Workshop on Advances in Wireless Physical Layer Communications for Emerging Healthcare Applications (IWAWPLC 2012), all held in Paris, France, in November 2012. The 39 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 66 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections covering wearable, outdoor and home-based applications; remote diagnosis and patient management; data processing; sensor devices and systems; biomedical monitoring in relation to society and the environment; body area networks; telemedicine systems for disease-specific applications; data collection and management; papers from the invited session "Implants"; papers from the IWAWPLC and APHS workshops.

Energy-Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks

Energy-Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks
Author: Vidushi Sharma
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2017-07-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 149878335X

The advances in low-power electronic devices integrated with wireless communication capabilities are one of recent areas of research in the field of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). One of the major challenges in WSNs is uniform and least energy dissipation while increasing the lifetime of the network. This is the first book that introduces the energy efficient wireless sensor network techniques and protocols. The text covers the theoretical as well as the practical requirements to conduct and trigger new experiments and project ideas. The advanced techniques will help in industrial problem solving for energy-hungry wireless sensor network applications.

Handbook of Research on Wireless Sensor Network Trends, Technologies, and Applications

Handbook of Research on Wireless Sensor Network Trends, Technologies, and Applications
Author: Kamila, Narendra Kumar
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 621
Release: 2016-08-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1522505024

Wireless sensor networks have become an intricate and necessary addition to daily life by providing an energy efficient way to collect and monitor data while rerouting the information to a centralized location. As the application of these networks becomes more common, it becomes imperative to evaluate their effectiveness, as well as other opportunities for possible implementation in the future. The Handbook of Research on Wireless Sensor Network Trends, Technologies, and Applications provides inclusive coverage on the processing and applications of wireless communication, sensor networks, and mobile computing. Investigating emergent research and theoretical concepts in the area of wireless sensors and their applications to daily life, this handbook of research is a critical reference source for students, researchers, engineers, scientists, and working professionals.

Communication Systems and Networks

Communication Systems and Networks
Author: Nishanth Sastry
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2017-09-29
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3319672355

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks, COMSNETS 2017, held in Bengaluru, India, in January 2017.The 9 invited and 10 selected best papers have been carefully reviewed and selected from 192 submissions. They cover various topics in networking and communications systems.

Recent Advances in Manufacturing Modelling and Optimization

Recent Advances in Manufacturing Modelling and Optimization
Author: Shailendra Kumar
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 830
Release: 2022-04-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9811699526

This book presents the selected proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Manufacturing (RAM 2021). The book provides insights to current research trends and opportunities in modelling and optimization of manufacturing processes and systems. The topics covered include modelling analysis, computing and simulation, traditional and non-traditional optimization techniques, surface coating methods, additive manufacturing processes, CAD/CAM, robotics and automation, welding and joining processes, supply chain management and CAE and reverse engineering. This book will be a good reference for beginners, researchers and professionals interested in modelling and optimization related to manufacturing engineering and related fields.

Transactions on Computational Science XXXIII

Transactions on Computational Science XXXIII
Author: Marina L. Gavrilova
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2018-09-15
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 366258039X

The LNCS journal Transactions on Computational Science reflects recent developments in the field of Computational Science, conceiving the field not as a mere ancillary science but rather as an innovative approach supporting many other scientific disciplines. The journal focuses on original high-quality research in the realm of computational science in parallel and distributed environments, encompassing the facilitating theoretical foundations and the applications of large-scale computations and massive data processing. It addresses researchers and practitioners in areas ranging from aerospace to biochemistry, from electronics to geosciences, from mathematics to software architecture, presenting verifiable computational methods, findings, and solutions, and enabling industrial users to apply techniques of leading-edge, large-scale, high performance computational methods. This, the 33rd issue of the Transactions on Computational Science, focusses on computational geometry and computability, with applications in IoT (Internet of Things), Bioinformatics, and WBAN (Wireless Body Area Networks). Three of the seven papers constitute extended versions of papers presented at the 18th International Workshop on Computational Geometry and Security Applications, CGSA 2017, held in Trieste, Italy, in June 2017.