Various sensors have been recently integrated in a smart-phone and step detection method based on the acceleration sensor of a smart-phone has been introduced for indoor positioning scheme. Many researchers have put their interests on the study of step detection algorithm based on the acceleration sensor. However, the estimation performances of these methods are not good enough or just suitable...

Abstract The determination of respiratory parameters via respiration induced surface movements the upper body has been subject research for many years. displacements 102 motion capture markers were evaluated in this study terms their information content with respect to tidal volume recorded parallel using a spirometer. Independent breathing types (spontaneous breathing, abdominal or chest breat...

We propose mote technology as a potential source for wireless communication of medical signals in body area networks. In order to determine if the proposed system is useful, a robustness metric is developed specifically for a biosensor shirt application. The objective is to provide a tool to evaluate whether the mote hardware will deliver acceptable performance given perturbations present in a ...

consistently, in view of the fact that the majority of doctors and nurses in this country are now being brought up to be familiar with that nomenclature. The BNA terms and their predecessors are both given in many cases without making clear which is which. There is some inconsistency in the use and printing form of the anglicized and Latin names. These objections are minor, however, and do not ...

Researchers engaged in the field of wearable computer study have been restricted by the packaging that houses computing, storage and communications resources. A new design for a platform is described that is integrated into and compatible with everyday clothing. Soft, comfortable and flexible, the Smart Vest is a lining composed of a lightweight mesh that serves as a medium for integrating elec...