University of Tehran
School of Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Outline
Introduction
Wireless Body Area Network
Sensor Devices
WBAN Application Areas
Body Sensor Network
Technical Requirements
Electronics Textiles
Conclusion
Introduction
An aging population and sedentary lifestyle are fueling the prevalence of
chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, and
diabetes. According to the WHO, cardiovascular disease causes 30 percent
of all deaths in the world. Diabetes currently affects 180 million people
worldwide and is expected to affect around 360 million by 2030. More than
2.3 billion people will be overweight by 2015. A rapid rise in debilitating
neuro-degenerative diseases such as Parkinsons and Alzheimers is
threatening millions more.
The advent of miniaturized sensors and actuators for monitoring,
diagnostic, and therapeutic functions, and advances in wireless technology
have opened up new frontiers in the race to conquer healthcare challenges.
Ultra-low-power wireless connectivity among devices placed in, on, and
around the human body is seen as a key technology enabling unprecedented
portability for monitoring physiological signs in the hospital, at home, and
on the move.
Introduction
Body area networking (BAN) technology has the potential to revolutionize
healthcare delivery in ambulances, emergency rooms, operation theaters,
postoperative recovery rooms, clinics, and homes. The benefits of
unobtrusive, and continuous monitoring/treatment include long-term trend
analysis, detection of transient abnormalities, prompt alerting of a caregiver
to intervene in case of an emergency, regulation of treatment regimes,
reduction of errors, reduction of hospital stays, extending independent
living for seniors, and improved patient comfort. BAN offers a paradigm
shift from managing illness to proactively managing wellness by focusing on
prevention and early detection/treatment of diseases.
Sensor level
E. Jovanov, et al., A wireless body area network of intelligent motion sensors for computer
assisted physical rehabilitation, Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2005, 2:6
Sensor Devices
Sensors fall into three categories:
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Sensor Devices
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Technical Requirements
Architecture
Density
Data rate
Latency
Mobility
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Technical Requirements
There is no specific standard for BANs
Current standards come close for specific use cases,
not broad enough
Issues: power consumption, discovery, QoS
Support for very low power devices, sensors
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Technical Requirements
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eTextiles transceiver block diagram used for sensor nodes. The BS uses the
same chip, but replaces the super capacitor with a battery [1].
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Conclusion
WBAN opens up a whole new field of sensor networking and
intelligent technology. It is a very practical way to track user
activities for different purposes. It has a wide range of
implementations in Medical rehabilitation, digital IDs, military and
ultimately to personal entertainment systems. There are some
design and social issues which are currently posing some limitation
on commercial level implementation of WBAN.
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References
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A 1.12 pJ/b Inductive Transceiver With a Fault-Tolerant Network Switch for MultiLayer Wearable Body Area Network Applications, Jerald Yoo, Student Member,
IEEE, Seulki Lee, Student Member, IEEE, and Hoi-Jun Yoo, Fellow, IEEE
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References
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Data Security And Privacy In Wireless Body Area Networks, Ming Li And Wenjing
Lou, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Kui Ren, Illinois Institute Of Technology,
IEEE Wireless Communications February 2010
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