book

Wearable Sensors

by Edward Sazonov

August 2014

Intermediate to advanced

656 pages

23h 27m

English

Academic Press

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1 World of Wearables (WOW)2 Attributes of Wearables3 Textiles and Clothing: The Meta-Wearable4 Challenges and Opportunities5 The Future of Wearables: Defining the Research RoadmapReferences
1 Introduction2 Social Interpretation of Aesthetics3 Adoption of Innovation and Aesthetic Change4 On-Body Interaction: Social Acceptance of Gesture5 Case Study: Google Glass6 ConclusionReferences
1 Introduction2 The Need for Wearable Haptic Devices3 Categories of Wearable Haptic and Tactile Display4 Display of Friction and Weight Illusions Based on Fingertip Manipulation5 A Wearable Sensorimotor Enhancer6 ConclusionsReferences
1 Introduction2 System Design3 Challenges in Chemical Biochemical Sensing4 Application Areas5 ConclusionsAcknowledgmentReferences
1 Introduction2 Wearable Inertial Sensors3 Obtained Parameters from Inertia Sensors4 Applications for Wearable Motion Sensors5 Practical Considerations for Wearable Inertial Sensor Applications in Clinical Practice and Future Research DirectionsReferences

1 Introduction2 Photoplethysmography Basics3 Applications4 Conclusion and OutlookNomenclatureAcknowledgmentsReferences
1 Introduction2 Energy Expenditure Background3 Examples of Body-Worn Devices4 Design Considerations5 Performance6 Validations7 ConclusionReferences
1 From Fibers to Textile Sensors2 The Interlaced Network3 Textile Sensors for Physiological State Monitoring4 Biomechanical Sensing5 Non-Invasive Sweat Monitoring by Textile Sensors6 Smart Fabrics and Interactive Textile Platforms for Remote Monitoring7 System for Remote Rehabilitation8 Systems for Emotional State Assessment9 ConclusionsReferences
1 Introduction2 Textiles3 Applications4 SummaryReferences
1 Introduction2 Thin-Film Transistors: Materials and Technologies3 Review of Semiconductors Employed in Flexible Electronics4 Thin-Film Transistors Based on a-IGZO5 Further Improvements and Limitations6 Plastic Electronics for Smart Textiles7 Outlook and ConclusionsReferences
1 Introduction to Energy Harvesting Systems2 Energy Harvesting from Temperature Gradient at the Human Body3 Energy Harvesting from Foot Motion4 Wireless Energy Transmission5 Energy Harvesting from Light6 Energy and Power Consumption Issues7 Conclusions and Future ConsiderationsSupplemental Material: Energy Harvesting at the Human BodyReferences for the Supplemental MaterialReferences
1 RF Energy Harvesting Fundamentals and Practical Limitations2 Impedance Mismatch, Losses, and Efficiency3 Distribution of Harvested Power in a Realistic Environment4 Charge Pump Rectifier Topologies5 Effect of Load and Source Variations6 Antenna-Rectifier Co-Design7 ConclusionAcknowledgementReferences
1 Introduction2 Biopotential Signals and Their Characteristics3 Electrode-Body Interface and Electrode Noise4 Low-Power Analog Circuit Design Techniques for Biopotential Sensors5 Low-Power Design for ADCs6 Low-Power Digital Circuit Design Techniques7 Architectural Design for Low-Power Biopotential Acquisition8 Practical Considerations9 ConclusionReferences
1 Introduction2 Why Do Wearable Sensors Need Algorithms?3 What are Wearable Algorithms?4 Wearable Algorithms: State-of-the-Art and Emerging Techniques5 ConclusionsReferences
1 Introduction2 Machine Learning Approaches to Data Mining3 Mining BSN Data4 Data Representation5 Comparison Metric6 Classifier7 Data-Mining Model8 Experimental Results9 Conclusion and RecommendationsAcknowledgmentReferences
1 Introduction – Physical Activity Monitoring Capabilities2 Physical Activity Body Sensor Technology3 Modeling Physical Activity4 Behavior-Change Theories Relevant to Physical Activity Interventions5 ConclusionReferences
1 Capacitive-Coupling Communication Through Human Body2 Channel Properties of Human Body3 Effects of Electrode’s Structure4 Transmission Scheme of Human Body Communication5 Analog Front-End for Human Body Communication6 Performance of the Analog Front-End7 Commercialization of Human Body Communication and its ChallengesReferences
1 Introduction2 IEEE 802.15.6 TG6 Standard Models3 Independent Studies4 ConclusionsAcknowledgementsReferences
1 Introduction2 WBAN Device Authentication Techniques3 Secret Key Establishment in WBAN4 SummaryReferences
1 Introduction2 Evaluation Metrics3 Technologies4 Wearable Radios5 ConclusionsReferences
1 Introduction2 Wearable Sensors for Physiological Signal Measurement3 Summary
1 Introduction2 Cardiovascular Diseases3 Neurological Diseases4 Gastrointestinal Diseases5 ConclusionAcknowledgmentReferences
1 Assistive Devices for Individuals with Severe Paralysis2 Why Use the Tongue for Wearable Technology?3 Wireless Tracking of Tongue Motion4 Wearable Tongue Drive System5 Sensor Signal-Processing Algorithm6 Dual-Mode Tongue Drive System7 Clinical Assessment8 Future DirectionsReferences
1 Introduction2 Wearable Sensors3 Signal Processing and Pattern-Recognition Methods for Automatic Detection of Food Intake4 Methods for Characterization of Food Intake5 Applications6 Summary and ConclusionsReferences

Overview

Written by industry experts, this book aims to provide you with an understanding of how to design and work with wearable sensors. Together these insights provide the first single source of information on wearable sensors that would be a valuable addition to the library of any engineer interested in this field.

Wearable Sensors covers a wide variety of topics associated with the development and application of various wearable sensors. It also provides an overview and coherent summary of many aspects of current wearable sensor technology.

Both industry professionals and academic researchers will benefit from this comprehensive reference which contains the most up-to-date information on the advancement of lightweight hardware, energy harvesting, signal processing, and wireless communications and networks. Practical problems with smart fabrics, biomonitoring and health informatics are all addressed, plus end user centric design, ethical and safety issues.

Provides the first comprehensive resource of all currently used wearable devices in an accessible and structured manner
Helps engineers manufacture wearable devices with information on current technologies, with a focus on end user needs and recycling requirements
Combines the expertise of professionals and academics in one practical and applied source