Designing wearable sensing platforms for healthcare in a residential environment

Fafoutis, X., Vafeas, A., Janko, B., Sherratt, R. S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7899-4445, Pope, J., Elsts, A., Mellios, E., Hilton, G., Oikonomou, G., Piechocki, R. and Craddock, I. (2017) Designing wearable sensing platforms for healthcare in a residential environment. EAI Endorsed Transactions on Pervasive Health and Technology, 3 (12). 153063. ISSN 2411-7145 doi: 10.4108/eai.7-9-2017.153063

Abstract/Summary

Wearable technologies are valuable tools that can encourage people to monitor their own well-being and facilitate timely health interventions. In this paper, we present SPW-2; a low-profile versatile wearable sensor that employs two ultra low power accelerometers and an optional gyroscope. Designed for minimum maintenance and a long-term operation outside the laboratory, SPW-2 is able to offer a battery lifetime of multiple months. Measurements on its wireless performance in a real residential environment with thick brick walls, demonstrate that SPW-2 can fully cover a room and - in most cases - the adjacent room, as well.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/72370
Identification Number/DOI	10.4108/eai.7-9-2017.153063
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Biological Sciences > Biomedical Sciences Life Sciences > School of Biological Sciences > Department of Bio-Engineering
Publisher	European Union Digital Library
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