Accelerometer-Based Body Sensor Network (BSN) for Medical Diagnosis Assessment and Training
Journal
Contemporary Issues in Systems Science and Engineering
Pages
699-724
Date Issued
2015
Author(s)
Abstract
Body sensor network (BSN) can provide real-time remote monitoring of the health situation of a particular person. In operation, wearable, miniaturized, and low-power consumption sensors are attached on or implanted in human body for collecting biological signals. In this chapter, the use of accelerometers for BSN for monitoring the body motions is discussed. Recent advances in the computation of motion identification are described including tilting angle, muscle strength, and gait performance and specific computing algorithms, different interpretations of the signal from accelerometers can be formulated. Moreover, several medical diagnosis assessment and training applications are introduced to demonstrate the capability of an accelerometer-based BSN. Furthermore, the concept of using biped humanoid robots to develop the BSN simulation system is discussed. Finally, the BSN simulation system could generate helpful BSN information for evaluating the algorithms' performance in laboratories before the BSN systems are deployed to the human's body. ? 2015 The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. All rights reserved.
Subjects
Accelerometers
Anthropomorphic robots
Diagnosis
Wearable sensors
Biological signals
Biped humanoid robot
Body sensor networks (BSN)
Computing algorithms
Low-power consumption
Motion identification
Real-time remote monitoring
Training applications
Body sensor networks
SDGs
Type
book part